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    grenades . In this city there is no greater kingpin than Alphonse Capone ‚ portrayed by Robert De Niro . Al Capone controls the city as if he is the mayor . He uses dummy corporations to hide his identity as the liquor king . He was

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    Al Capone's Legacy

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    Al Capone transformed the world of crime by bringing violence and massacre to the town of Chicago Illinois. The criminal became one of FBI’s most wanted and had a huge influence on gangsters and mobs in the 1920’s. Although now Capone is dead‚ his legacy is still carrying on as crime rates climb to the all time highs. Al Capone was born in the year 1899‚ in Brooklyn New York. This is where his mob life had begun. His family was poor and were also immigrants so he had nothing. School was difficult

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    would soon make the world sense the wrath of Al Capone‚ the criminal mastermind. The man who showed no remorse towards anyone that interfered with his principles. The one who took a different perception on life and eventually composed his own set of rules. Certainly in doing so would lead others and their lives. The most notoriously known gangster‚ Alphonse Capone was the first from his family to be born in America. His parents‚ Gabriele and Teresina Capone‚ migrated from southern Italy and came to

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    During the Prohibition‚ many mobs‚ or gangs as we would call them today‚ were formed and fighting over alcohol and territory. The mobs of Chicago during the Prohibition Era had many notorious leaders‚ such as Al Capone and Dean O’Bannon. Arguably the most notorious mobster in Chicago‚ Al Capone‚ AKA “Scarface”‚ was an Italian immigrant who arrived in Chicago during the start of prohibition in 1920. When he arrived‚ he was mentored by Johnny

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    you would’ve heard of the boss named Capone. The Capone the public of knew of him was a highly well known and charismatic mob boss of Chicago. At one point‚ this very Capone would even reached national news through the costs of lives taken involving him. Of course that would make him disliked by the government‚ but that didn’t changed that some liked him and was influential enough to changed the views of the public to gangsters and the such. The very early Capone (high-school) had a seemingly clean

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    Al Capone's Rise to Power

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    Al Capone’s Rise to Power Johnny Torrio was a notorious bootlegger from Chicago. He needed a man to run his illegal business. He chose Alfonso Capone from Five Points Gang in New York to be his lieutenant. Capone was able to rise to power by handling the emergencies and by handling political connections. In 1920‚ mobster Johnny Torrio had an inspiration. He discovered that there was big money to be made with an outlawed liquor business. He needed a lieutenant to run his business‚ and picked

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    Get Capone: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Wanted Gangster Al Capone. Everyone is bound to hear the name at least once in his or her life. The charming‚ broad smile‚ the greenish gray eyes‚ heavy set‚ and five foot ten and a half; a seemingly normal man. Until someone notices the scars. A faded purple‚ still fresh looking‚ Al Capone’s scars marred the normal face‚ they gave a glance into the life of the notorious gangster. But who was Mr. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone? One reporter comments‚

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    The Crimes The first mobster job of Al Capone was a crackdown on racketeering in Chicago that involved moving operations to Cicero. His brothers‚ Frank and Ralph‚ assisted him in infiltrating the police and the government departments. They took leading positions between them within Cicero city government in addition to running gambling clubs‚ brothels‚ and racetracks. Al Capone kidnapped the election workers of the opponents and threatened the voters with violence. Capone’s brother‚ Frank was shot

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    gangster will always be remembered as “Al Capone” world wide. His contribution to America wasn’t the best‚ but his disruptive life left a trademark‚ especially during the prohibition era. Al Capone was born and raised in Brooklyn‚ New York during the 80s. He was the fourth of nine brothers and son to two immigrants. Capone’s childhood in Brooklyn wasn’t as disruptive first‚ but as he began associating himself with the wrong crowd‚ many things changed for Capone. “One day‚ Capone’s teacher hit him for

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    twenties when bootlegging and was at it organized crime was at its peak? Many would say it was Al Capone. Alfonso Caponi was born in Brooklyn‚ New York in January of 1899. He was the fourth child of ten children born to his family. Al Capone was a normal kid growing up‚ that is until he got into an altercation with his 6th grade teacher and afterwards was whipped by his principle. Even though Capone was 14 years-old at the time he never returned to school after the altercation. He eventually moved

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