criminals: Al Capone by ric Gustafson
Al Scarface Capone was born in Brooklyn New York on Jan 17 1899. At age 14, he was expelled from his Catholic school for striking a female teacher. His mentor was street gang boss Johnny Torrio who taught him to have a front for his illegal activities.
In 1919, Capone was a prime suspect in the murder of boss ' Big Jim' Colosimo. In 1925 when Torrio retired, Capone assumed control of Chicago's bootlegging operation. He traveled with two gun toting bodyguards and police and politicians were in his pocket. His reputation was tarnished when he was blamed for two massacres, the ' St Valentine's Day and the ' Adonis Social Club'.
In May of 1927, the Supreme Court ruled that a bootlegger had to pay taxes on his bootlegging business. Agent Eliot Ness came after Capone and he became Public Enemy no 1. In 1931, Capone was accused of 22 counts of tax evasion. On October 17 1931, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
From a prison in Atlanta, he was sent to Alcatraz in San Francisco. He was released after seven years but because of syphilis he could not rebuild his empire.
Capone died on Jan 25 1947 from a stroke and pneumonia.
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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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