Al Capone

Al CaponeBy Ramsey Kraft

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What he did

• Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate.

What he did in the Roaring 20s

• The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the “Capones”, was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931.

Why he moved

• In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago to take advantage of a new opportunity to make money smuggling illegal alcoholic beverages into the city during Prohibition.

He was also good

• Capone became a highly visible public figure. He made various charitable endeavors using the money he made from his activities, and was viewed by many to be a "modern-day Robin Hood”.

Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre

• Capone was publicly criticized for his supposed involvement in the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre, when 7 rival gang members were executed.

Convicted then Alcatraz

• Capone was convicted on federal charges of tax evasion, and sentenced to federal prison. His incarceration included a term at the then-new Alcatraz federal prison.

Last years of life

• In the final years of Capone's life, he suffered mental and physical deterioration due to late-stage neurosyphilis, which he had contracted as a youth. On January 25, 1947, he died from cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke.

Al Capone video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkvQx1stQHE&feature=related

sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone