Al Capone ran Chicago’s underworld successfully until two things took him out | Syphilis and taxes

Born of an immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York in January 1899, Al Capone quit school after the sixth grade and associated with a notorious street gang, becoming accepted as a member. Johnny Torrio was the street gang leader and among the other members was Lucky Luciano, who would later attain his own notoriety. About 1920, at Torrio’s invitation, Capone joined Torrio in Chicago where he had become an influential lieutenant in the Colosimo mob. The rackets spawned by enactment of the Prohibition Amendment, illegal brewing, distilling and distribution of beer and liquor, were viewed as “growth industries.” Torrio, abetted by Al Capone, intended to take full advantage of opportunities. The mob also developed interests in legitimate businesses in the cleaning and dyeing field and cultivated influence with receptive public officials, labor unions, and employees’ associations. Al Capone ran Chicago's underworld successfully until two things took him out | Syphilis and taxes! Torrio soon succeeded to full leadership of the gang with the violent demise of Big Jim Colosimo, and Capone gained experience and expertise as his strong right arm. In 1925, Capone became boss when Torrio, seriously wounded in an assassination attempt, surrendered control and retired to Brooklyn. Capone had built a fearsome reputation in the ruthless gang rivalries of the period, struggling to acquire and retain “racketeering rights” to several areas of Chicago. That reputation grew as rival gangs were eliminated or nullified, and the suburb of Cicero became, in effect, a fiefdom of the Capone mob. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre on February 14, 1929, might be regarded as the culminating violence of the Chicago gang era, as seven members or associates of the “Bugs” Moran mob were machine-gunned against a garage wall by rivals posing as police. The massacre was generally ascribed to the Capone mob, although Al himself was in Florida. ⏳ ⏳ 00:00 – Intro 03:31 – Alphonse Gabriel Capone’s beginnings 07:20 - An introduction into a life of crime 18:01 – Big Jim Colosimo 22:00 – North Side Gang War 38:22 – Capone vs. Joseph Aiello 51:33 – St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 1:00:56 – Joseph Aiello’s Demise 1:02:52 – The downfall of Capone’s empire Your source for the life and history of infamous gangsters ... and some other stuff, too. Your go-to resource for information on famous gangsters' lives and histories, as well as other things. ➟ Dana Truppiana Channel: www.youtube.com/ @danatruppiana  . ' Big Jim Colosimo-Prostitution, Gambling, racketeering,taken down bc he wouldn't get into bootlegging:    • Big Jim Colosimo-...   Joseph DiCarlo | Joseph Dicarlo Buffalo Mafia:    • Joseph DiCarlo | ...   Ma Barker was the first woman ever to be named on FBI Most Wanted and led the Barker Karpis Gang:    • Ma Barker was the...   ' ➟ IG: Pay again