Al Capone was a famous American gangster that was the co-founder and boss of the “Chicago Outfit”. Al Capone was named Public Enemy No. 1 after his arrest. His seven year reign as a crime boss ended when he was 33 years old. He was born in Brooklyn NY January 17th 1899. He was born to two italian immigrants, his father was a barber and his mother was a seamstress. He had 8 siblings and two of his siblings, Ralph and Frank, helped him build his expansive criminal empire. He got expelled from school when he was 14 and started working odd jobs around Brooklyn. When he was young a gangster named Johnny Torrio influenced him and Capone referred to him as a mentor. At first he became involved in many small time gangs such as the Junior Forty Thieves