Al Capone
The 1920’s were a time of great prosperity for the American people. Organized crime was on the rise after the introduction of prohibition in 1920. Through these crime syndicates, people of all social classes could purchase and enjoy the consumption of alcohol. The most famous bootlegger, known as Al Capone, became the most notorious gangster of his time. A look at the childhood of Alphonse Capone never could have predicted the man he would become. Born on January 17, 1899, to Gabriel Capone, a barber, and Teresina Raiola, a seamstress, Alphonse was raised in a lower class Italian immigrant family. Capone was raised in Brooklyn. New York, before moving to a small residential suburb outside Brooklyn called Park Slope (Taylor). It was here he was introduced to the world of crime (Taylor).
During his youth, Capone enjoyed hanging out by the gates of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and watching the changing of the guards (Taylor). One day, while watching recruits march across the navy yard, Capone called to one of the recruits to keep up with the rest of their unit. After being dismissed by the drill’s corporal, the young recruit and Capone got into an altercation. The recruit acted as if he was going to spit at Capone, sending him into a rage. Capone, despite the recruit being twice his size, challenged the …show more content…
Capone earned the title of “The Untouchable, because of his ability to never get caught. Even after the events of the St. Valentine's day massacre, Capone was out of reach for the F.B.I team investigating him. It wasn’t until Eliot Ness, the lead investigator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation task force assigned to the capture of Capone, found evidence of tax evasion, could the F.B.I get involved. Finally, on Oct 17th, 1931, Al Capone was found guilty of tax evasion, arrested, and sent to prison (How the Law Finally Caught Al
The 1920’s were a time of great prosperity for the American people. Organized crime was on the rise after the introduction of prohibition in 1920. Through these crime syndicates, people of all social classes could purchase and enjoy the consumption of alcohol. The most famous bootlegger, known as Al Capone, became the most notorious gangster of his time. A look at the childhood of Alphonse Capone never could have predicted the man he would become. Born on January 17, 1899, to Gabriel Capone, a barber, and Teresina Raiola, a seamstress, Alphonse was raised in a lower class Italian immigrant family. Capone was raised in Brooklyn. New York, before moving to a small residential suburb outside Brooklyn called Park Slope (Taylor). It was here he was introduced to the world of crime (Taylor).
During his youth, Capone enjoyed hanging out by the gates of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and watching the changing of the guards (Taylor). One day, while watching recruits march across the navy yard, Capone called to one of the recruits to keep up with the rest of their unit. After being dismissed by the drill’s corporal, the young recruit and Capone got into an altercation. The recruit acted as if he was going to spit at Capone, sending him into a rage. Capone, despite the recruit being twice his size, challenged the …show more content…
Capone earned the title of “The Untouchable, because of his ability to never get caught. Even after the events of the St. Valentine's day massacre, Capone was out of reach for the F.B.I team investigating him. It wasn’t until Eliot Ness, the lead investigator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation task force assigned to the capture of Capone, found evidence of tax evasion, could the F.B.I get involved. Finally, on Oct 17th, 1931, Al Capone was found guilty of tax evasion, arrested, and sent to prison (How the Law Finally Caught Al