... alone. Large cities were the main location for organized gangs to flourish. Although there were over a half a dozen powerful gangs in New York, Chicago was the capital of racketeers, including Johnny Torrio, "Bugs Moran", O"Banions, and the Gennas (Behr,192).The most powerful and infamous bootlegger however, was of course Al Capone, operating out of Chicago. On Valentine's Day, 1929 one ... ...

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