Early 1900s, a time where no matter the circumstances… the people drank. For the wins, they drank. For the losses, they drank. For the good times, they drank. And for the bad times, they drank. Pouring an alcoholic beverage for every occasion became something that just was for the booze guzzling warm bodies that made up our country. Going to the salon after a long day’s work to ease the stress. You didn’t have to go far as there was one saloon for every 150 to 200 Americans, and that included those that didn’t take part in the festivities as well (in text citation here Ohio State) Behaviors change under the influence of the soothing liquid, and this brought curiosity to the eyes of those who watched it’s effects. This curiosity became a state
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Prohibition became a beautiful playground for the man that chose to turn it into his empire. The man was a businessman, a salesman, an employer, a tax evader, a bootlegger, a murderer and most of all a gangster. Prohibition gave him an influx of making money with the process of bootlegging. And this allowed Al Capone to gain revenue, flowing in cash like a waterfall. Shipping in Canadian alcohol on boats to Chicago, and selling it off to whoever was buying. He spread his operation, taking over labor unions, plumbers, city workers, films, and so much more. A man that dips his toes into more than just one pool. The money kept coming in, and it was all for his taking. In 1931 Capone was at the top, he had almost no true rivals, and his empire had expanded to where it could sustain life even if Prohibition was silenced and put to an end. This does not go unnoticed. President Hoover watched Capone closely, and wanted him behind bars. But this was more difficult than than one may think. Hoover tried to pin him on gun charges, bootleggin, murder, and even taxes, but all attempts proved futile as nothing could seem bring this Goliath of a man down from his throne. Capone was a businessman and kept his business in a way that gave almost no possibility of being noticed as a business. He only had one home, listed under his wife’s name. He kept no books, no bank accounts, did all his dealings in cash, and his pay out just about matched what he made so there was no way to prove he even had income. But that didn’t stop the government from catching him on 22 cases of income tax evasion, so Capone was put on trial. And after a 10 day trial Capone was found guilty, and received the harshest sentence ever for tax evasion, 11 years in federal
Prohibition became a beautiful playground for the man that chose to turn it into his empire. The man was a businessman, a salesman, an employer, a tax evader, a bootlegger, a murderer and most of all a gangster. Prohibition gave him an influx of making money with the process of bootlegging. And this allowed Al Capone to gain revenue, flowing in cash like a waterfall. Shipping in Canadian alcohol on boats to Chicago, and selling it off to whoever was buying. He spread his operation, taking over labor unions, plumbers, city workers, films, and so much more. A man that dips his toes into more than just one pool. The money kept coming in, and it was all for his taking. In 1931 Capone was at the top, he had almost no true rivals, and his empire had expanded to where it could sustain life even if Prohibition was silenced and put to an end. This does not go unnoticed. President Hoover watched Capone closely, and wanted him behind bars. But this was more difficult than than one may think. Hoover tried to pin him on gun charges, bootleggin, murder, and even taxes, but all attempts proved futile as nothing could seem bring this Goliath of a man down from his throne. Capone was a businessman and kept his business in a way that gave almost no possibility of being noticed as a business. He only had one home, listed under his wife’s name. He kept no books, no bank accounts, did all his dealings in cash, and his pay out just about matched what he made so there was no way to prove he even had income. But that didn’t stop the government from catching him on 22 cases of income tax evasion, so Capone was put on trial. And after a 10 day trial Capone was found guilty, and received the harshest sentence ever for tax evasion, 11 years in federal