About 1920, Capone went to Chicago and met up with Torrio, who had become a lieutenant in the Colosimo mob. The enactment of the Prohibition Amendment opened a way for criminals to make money by brewing and distributing beer and liquor. Torrio and Capone intended to take full advantage of the opportunities.

Torrio gained full leadership of the gang after Big Jim Colosimo died and Capone gained experience as his partner.

In 1925, Capone became the boss when Torrio, was seriously injured in an assassination attempt, surrendered control and retired in Brooklyn. Capone’s fearless reputation grew as

rival gangs were eliminated and the Capone mob got bigger and took over the suburb of Cicero.

During his confinement, he had gotten syphilis and and then suffered from paresis. Immediately after he was released he went to the Baltimore hospital for brain treatment, and then went to his Florida home, an estate on Palm Island in Biscayne Bay near Miami, which he had purchased in 1928.

The investigation of Al Capone arose because he didn’t appear before a Federal Grand Jury on March 12, 1929, in response to a subpoena. On March 11, his lawyer asked to postpone the trial, because a doctor’s affidavit was submitted on March 5, that said he had been suffering from bronchial pneumonia in Florida and had been confined to bed from January 13 to February 23, and would be bad for Capone’s health to travel to Chicago. His appearance date before the Grand Jury was re-set for March 20.

While waiting for the results of the appeals, Capone was sent to Cook County Jail. After his appeals were denied, he ente

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