What Were Al Capone's Accomplishments

When the 18th amendment was passed in 1917, which banned the sale and drinking of alcohol, it was believed to bring only solace to their citizens. Instead crime, especially organized, begun to rise. Infamous mafia bosses such as George “Bugs” Moran, Johnny Torrio and, most importantly, Al Capone. Capone was able to build one of the largest organized crime organizations America had ever seen, and this made him a legend. With the amount of crime he committed in his life he became a legend in American literature because he was an image of a gangster, and writers uses Capone as the prime example for whenever they wrote books about gangs and gangsters.

Al Capone’s father, Gabriele Capone, and mother, Teresina Raiolina, immigrated to Brooklyn, New

Hoover started his attack against gangsters, bootleggers and most importantly Capone. He began to feel immense pressure from the criminal world, and now being in the public eye. Also racketeers (gangsters) were coming together in Atlantic City where they began to resolving disputes peacefully. These racketeers also rebuked Capone publically and tried to break up his monopoly. So, in response, Capone got himself arrested on a minor charge with carrying a weapon which resulted in a 1-year term. This gave Capone a break, and some protection. Capone’s break ended early, and after 10 months of solitary confinement he was released. Immediately upon his return Capone was met with immense pressure from the

So the government were given the ability to capture these gangsters, but also staying out of the murders. It was still difficult to provide evidence, and going after these offenders was very unpopular among the public. Capone was finally indicted on June 5 1931 for 22 accounts of income tax evasion. It was estimated that Capone failed to pay the government from 1924 to 1929, and owed them over $200,000 in taxes. Then on October 1931, Capone was sent to jail for 11 years with $80,000 in fines. He was sent to Illinois Cook County Jail, but was still able to buy favors and run his business. But then in 1932, he was sent to the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta where he lost his influence and connection with the criminal world. He was released on November 16 1936, only serving eight years, and returned to a new world where prohibition ended. His organization was lost and he was sick with syphilis, and died on January 18,