Al Capone

Al Capone

Born January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, Alphonsus Capone’s familial roots could be traced to Italy (Al Capone: Public Enemy Number One 1). Quitting school in the sixth grade he took up the ways of the streets with his younger brother Ralph. With the arrival of prohibition in 1920, Al’s intelligence, strong will, and connections with a man named Torrio put him at the top of the ladder in the gangster world and made his name renown nationwide. Inevitably, the law and Capone would meet. The government had two choices in bringing this infamous crook to justice: upon charges of tax evasion, or on evidence of violation of prohibition regulations. Because neither of these charges could be easily proved upon, the government spent thousands of dollars and countless man-hours to find ample evidence to incarcerate him. The in-depth prosecution of Al Capone produced mild results and only partially and improperly punished an infamous Chicago ringleader.
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