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    Al Capone Research Paper Did you know that Al Capone was one the greatest gangsters in the whole United States? Al Capone joined the group‚ James Street Boys Gang. The group sold alcohol illegally. Al Capone is an influential person because he was a famous American gangster‚ he controlled elections in Chicago‚ and he was able to illegally sell alcohol in the United States. Al Capone came from a hardworking family‚ but became one of the most well-known gangsters of all time. He was born in Brooklyn

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    The prohibition era has longed shaped notorious gangsters and mobsters in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ in the 1920’s almost everyone lived in fear of what would be next in the years to come‚ when Alphonse capone was the greatest gangster of all time. In my research paper I’m am going to talk about Al capone’s family‚ gang lif‚ media‚ rival Bugs Moran and the Saint Valentine’s day massacre‚ his prison life and death. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born‚ January 17‚ 1899‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. His parents names

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    Al Capone is one of the most well-known mobsters in American History due to his booming success during the prohibition. His success was helped through his intimidation and his professional business attitude. Citizens in Chicago respected Capone mainly because they were scared of him but also‚ because he brought highly valued goods into the city. Al Capone’s actions during the prohibition drastically changed American policing and business in the 1920s. Capone was born in Brooklyn New York on January

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    crime with Johnny Torrio. It was in a bar when Capone said some rude things to a Women. In the bar was the women’s brother who then cut Capone in the face. Al Capone was scarred for life “literally”. Al Capone never became a leader until he moved to Chicago. Because of that incident that had accrued with the women. Reason why he became a leader and the crime was so high was because the government was very weak. Al Capone arrived at Chicago in 1920. He then started his business with Torrio with gambling

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    hyAl Capone Biography Al Capone Biography By: Taylor Nelson The person I chose to do a biography about was Al Capone‚ and the book I read was Uncle Al Capone: The Untold Story from Inside His Family‚ written by Deirdre Marie Capone. The infamous Chicago gangster Alphonse “Al” Capone was born in Brooklyn‚ New York on January 17‚ 1899 and died on January 21‚ 1947 of a stroke. He was the fourth of nine children from his Italian Immigrant parents‚ Theresa and Gabriele Capone. As one of the most

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    This attracted Torrio to move from New York to Chicago where he asked Capone to assist him in 1919. But little did Capone know that the reason he was invited to Chicago was to assassinate Torrio’s boss‚ giving Torrio power as he was next in line in the family. Torrio’s success continued and he would remain in power until 1925‚ when he decided to retire from organized

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    street gang. Johnny Torrio‚ the leader of the gang that Capone had joined as just a 13 year old boy‚ among the other members was Lucky Luciano. Later in life lucky had his own gang. Around 1920‚ at Torrio’s invitation‚ Capone joined in Torrio gang in Chicago where he had became an important leader in the Colosimo Mob. The rackets spawned by enactment of the Prohibition Amendment‚ illegal brewing‚ distilling and distribution of beer and liquor‚ were viewed as “growth industries.” Torrio‚ abetted by

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    in the streets. O’Banion accepted the agreement and was ceded control of the North Side‚ including the desirable Gold Coast. The North Siders now became part of a huge Chicago area bootlegging combine. As part of this agreement‚ O’Banion supplied Torrio and Capone with some of his thugs to help them win the mayoral election of

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    first started working for crime boss Johnny Torrio. He started off as a manager at the Four Deuces and gained Torrio’s respect. Soon Torrio had increasingly important jobs for Capone and by 1922 Capone had risen up the ranks in Torrio’s organization. Capone established speakeasies‚ brothels‚ and gambling joints. Capone also worked hard to get all the important city officials on his payroll. It didn’t take long for Capone to "own" Cicero. One night‚ Torrio was brutally attacked outside of his

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    Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born In Brooklyn New York to Gabriele Fitzgerald (December 12‚ 1864 – November 14‚ 1920) and his wife Teresina Raiola (December 28‚ 1867 – November 29‚ 1952) in Brooklyn‚ on January 17‚ 1899.[2] Gabriele was a barber from Castellammare di Stabia‚ a town about 15 miles (24 km) south of Naples‚ Italy. Teresina was a seamstress and the daughter of Angelo Raiola from Angri‚ a town in the province of Salerno in southwestern Italy. Gabriele and Teresena had nine children:

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