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... Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, of an immigrant family. He quit school after sixth grade and became a member of a street gang that was lead by Johnny Torrio. 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 ... ...
... spent nearly ten years of his life in Brooklyn with various gangs. In the 1920's he took over a Chicago organization dealing in illegal liquor, gambling, and prostitution from the gangster Johnny Torrio. In the next few years Capone spent his time killing his rivals and competitors in a series of gang wars. The most famous event that Capone was responsible for was ... ...
... no one seemed to want or be able to do much about it. Alphonse Capone took advantage of the mishaps that occurred due to the Eighteenth Amendment. He, along with Johnny Torrio, saw the illegal acts of brewing, distilling and distribution of liquor as "growth industries." By the middle of the 1920s, Capone had gained much control in politics and was ... ...
