AL Capone Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit‚ which subsequently also became known as the "Capones"‚ was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor‚ and other illegal activities‚ such as prostitution‚ in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. Born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City to Italian immigrants‚ Capone became involved with gang activity at a young age after having been expelled from school at age
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Al Capone Al Capone was a very dangerous Gangster. He had and ran many illegal businesses like bootlegging‚ prostitution‚ gambling and murders. Being highly known as this big gangster guy‚ knowing there was many gangs in the world Al Capone was at the top. Al Capone was the greatest gangster in the 1920s. Al Capone was a wealthy man because money was made fast and easy. Gambling was a business that paid off‚ there were tons of places to go gamble there were stations set up all over the
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Ellie Lin Mr. Karshan English 5 10/31/13 Al Capone & Organized Crimes The 1920s is always referred as “the roaring 20s”. Significant and multiple changes in lifestyle and culture occurred. However‚ there were also some negative effects. After the 18th Amendment was passed by Congress on December 18‚1917‚ the manufacture‚ sale‚ and transport of alcohol was prohibited. Along with the Prohibition‚ the rate of organized crimes increased. After World War I‚ the unemployment kept increasing
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Al Capone‚ and Organized Crime left a broken crime wave in the Cook County Urban Community. Certainly‚ youth isn’t supposed to be experiencing how to become successful criminals. Yet‚ a west side Chicago‚ youth faced an uncertain future one’s approach with gang member in the community. Cook County‚ “is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the second-most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County‚ California.”(Wikipedia‚ as of 2015). However‚ 1247 S Spaulding‚ Chicago
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The 1920s was time of music and literature but it was also a decade of crime. This rise of illegality was not random but caused by prohibition and immigration. The advancement of guns also helped gangs progress. One of the most important figureheads of this era was Al Capone. Organized crime flourished during the 1920s in America. The typical Italian mafia stereotype has some truth since our mafia was strongly influenced my Italy. During the mid-1800s the Sicilian mafia grew exponentially in Italy
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(Al Capone”s LIfe )Al Capone was born in Brooklyn‚NY in 1899.His parents were Poor immigrants(Gabriela and Tressa Capone).He was among eight children of the parents.His childhood was typical for an italian immigrants.His father was a barber and mother a seamstress nothing could have predicted his rise to the most notorious gangster.Capone was a good student in grade school but started to fall behind and had to repeat the sixth grade.Around that time had begun to hang around the docks
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Public enemy number one‚ Alphonse “Al” Capone ruled Chicago’s organized crime in the 1920’s and 30’s. For seven years‚ he lead a multi-million dollar operation in bootlegging‚ gambling‚ blackmailing and other illegal activities. He began his involvement in crime in his teenage years and despite being very infamous he would never be charged for any of his illegal operations. In 1899‚ he was born to an Italian family with many siblings in Brooklyn‚ New York. After being kicked out of school at 14
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Alphonse Gabriel Capone‚ also known as one of the most notorious gangsters in American history‚ led the Prohibition-era crime syndicate in Chicago. However Capone was not the only one involved with the illegal distribution of alcohol‚ the rival North Gang leader‚ Bugs Moran‚ was also very involved with the same illegal activities as Capone. Although it was pretty well known that Capone was involved in various illegal activities he made some large contributions to notable charities to keep his reputation
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Professor Fitzgerald Paper # 2 The Infamous Mobster Al Capone Al Capone‚ also known as Scarface‚ was born in Brooklyn‚ New York to immigrant parents born in 1899. He dropped out of school in sixth grade to become affiliated to a notorious street gang. Johnny Torrio was the street gang leader along with Lucky Luicano‚ who would later break off from the gang. In 1919 Capone joined Torrio in Chicago and became a lieutenant in the Colosimo mob. Capone and the Colosimo mob gained interest in bootlegging
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Al Capone was an American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. On January 17‚1899 in Brooklyn New York‚ Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born to Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresina Capone. Capone’s father was as a barber‚ and his mother was a seamstress.Gabriele and Teresina had seven sons and two daughters‚ of whom Alphonse was the fourth oldest.Capone’s life of crime began
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