ALCAPONE SCARFACE

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ALCAPONE SCARFACE
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• Alcapone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in
  1899,of an immigrant family
• He quit school after sixth grade and became
  associated with a notorious street gang.
• In 1920, he Came to Chicago to join the Colosimo
  mob

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• The Colosimo mob were involved in legitimate
  business, they cultivated influence with public
  officials, labor unions and employees
  associations.
• These was a cover up for there illegal brewing,
  distilling and distribution of beer and liquor.

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• In 1925 became the head of the Colosimo mob.
• He was ruthless and fearless among rival gangs in
  the so-called Beer War
• He controlled all the buying and selling of
  illegal alcohol in Chicago. By 1930, Capone
  boasted an annual income of 70m.

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• The city policemen, politicians and judges were
  not left out as Capone paid them for permission
  to sell alcohol.
• Chicagoans could easily purchase beer or any form
  of alcohol the quickest way was to ask a police
  officer for directions to the nearest store.

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THE ST. VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE.
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• The 1929 massacre of 7 members of the rival gang
  by Al Capone's men changed a lot of things.
• This presented Chicago in a bad light to the
  nation and Chicagoans demanded an ended to city
  gangsterism.

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• With the killing and smuggling going around,
  Capone cultivated a positive public image and
  people saw him as a decent man.
• He paid medical bills of enemies whom his tough
  roughed up, and occasionally distributed coal,
  groceries and clothing to the poor.

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• Everything came crumbling down on October 18,
  1931when the mob king was found guilty of tax
  evasion and prohibition charges.
• He was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison,
  fined 50, 000 and charged 7,692 for court fees,
  in addition to 215,000 plus interest due on back
  taxes.

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• Al Capone was released 7 years later, having paid
  all fines and back taxes.
• He suffered from paresis derived from syphilis
  and was mentally incapable of returning to
  gangland politics.
• He died on January 25, 1947 due to stroke and
  pneumonia.