The very early Capone (high-school) had a seemingly clean record ‘till his involvement with Torrio (friend of Capone) and his gang. (FBI) Capone then worked with Torrio until Torrio killed the current mob boss to claim what he had, which Capone then started working cooperatively with him. They worked initially to make connections with plenty of organizations. Eventually they stopped when they saw the economic opportunity within prohibition. Because of the equally illegal consequences, Capone and Torrio would have to had many influences to avoid any harsh sentences. (FBI) …show more content…
However, this act was absolutely useless since many went out of their way to make their own drinks. go to secret bars, often called “speakeasies”, or just have them smuggled in. The Capone-Torrio bosses of course jumped onto the opportunity and made it very profitable and somewhat under the radar as he’s never been charged with illegal production of alcohol. With the addition of Capone’s preference to letting bar owner’s run them, they would profit even more and would collect their cuts.