How Did Al Capone Contribute To Crime

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Mobsters here in the late 1920’s committing crimes that no one would have figured that could've been possible.
Alphonse Capone better known as Al Capone who was born in New York Brooklyn in the year of 1899. Word in the streets is that he is a big hard American Gangster. He is the multi-million dollar Chicago man of his operation making of bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling that is just leading to the crime scenes.
The question for people is how he lead to this, how did it happen, and how is he making it work for him and his family. All this started for Al was when he had moved out of the tenement to a better home in the outskirts of the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, he was only in the 6th grade at the time. Thats where Capone meets …show more content…

A week or a few days later a surprising phone call from Johnny Torrio. The deal was that there was a job that had to be done in Chicago. Al right away jumped to the conclusion without no hesitation and went for the opportunity being offered from his good pal. During the time was when the 18th Amendment was passed of Prohibition. The act of non selling alcohol. Tarrio focused on something smarter which was bootlegging operation. Al then brought his experience and a wise mentality and got involved right away Torrio and Al Capone became partners. Two years ago in 1925 Torrio then left to Italy, the empire operation was passed to Al. Instead of having a secret headquarters somewhere else of Chicago he made it in downtown of the Metropole Hotel, from there he was spending money, although always in cash to avoid a trial. After always cashing in certain amount of money to avoid a trial our people keep following his move on what he might do next. “He was able to gain public sympathy with his gregarious and generous personality. Some even considered him a kind of Robin Hood figure, or as anti-Prohibition resentment grew, a dissident who worked on the side of the people.” (Anonymous peasant from Chicago).
On August of 1926 one of his recents crime that has been done by Al was that he spotted some men which were some enemies in Cicero. Al without thinking twice he ordered his men to shoot them down. William McSwiggin, known …show more content…

A week or a few days later a surprising phone call from Johnny Torrio. The deal was that there was a job that had to be done in Chicago. Al right away jumped to the conclusion without no hesitation and went for the opportunity being offered from his good pal. During the time was when the 18th Amendment was passed of Prohibition. The act of non selling alcohol. Tarrio focused on something smarter which was bootlegging operation. Al then brought his experience and a wise mentality and got involved right away Torrio and Al Capone became partners. Two years ago in 1925 Torrio then left to Italy, the empire operation was passed to Al. Instead of having a secret headquarters somewhere else of Chicago he made it in downtown of the Metropole Hotel, from there he was spending money, although always in cash to avoid a trial. After always cashing in certain amount of money to avoid a trial our people keep following his move on what he might do next. “He was able to gain public sympathy with his gregarious and generous personality. Some even considered him a kind of Robin Hood figure, or as anti-Prohibition resentment grew, a dissident who worked on the side of the people.” (Anonymous peasant from Chicago).
On August of 1926 one of his recents crime that has been done by Al was that he spotted some men which were some enemies in Cicero. Al without thinking twice he ordered his men to shoot them down. William McSwiggin, known

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