What Were Al Capone's Accomplishments

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Al Capone once said, “A smile can get you far but a smile with a gun can get you further,” Al Capone. Had you ever thought about what al Capone's life was like before he went to Alcatraz? Born in 1899 in Brooklyn New York, Alphonse Gabriel Capone was one of 8 children. He was a well known criminal and gang-man. His parents were immigrants from Italy. They moved to the US with 2 children and had Al soon after immigrating. Capone’s father, Gabriel, worked as a barber and Als mother, Teresia, worked as a seamstress. Did you know that Capones first time getting arrested was for drunk driving? His first time being in jail was for drunk driving and hitting a taxi. He was about 16 years old then. After he had been in prison he worked many