Al "Scarface" Capone (1899-1947) was a notorious American gangster of the prohibition era. His career illustrated the power and influence of organized crime in the United States. Al Capone, whose real name was Alphonso Caponi, was born to Italian...

Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian immigrant parents, the legendary Al Capone became a gangster known for his domination of Chicago organized crime between 1925 and 1931. Al Capone was the fourth of nine children whose father, Gabriele Capone,...

Perhaps the most recognizable figure in the history of organized crime in the United States, Al Capone gained international notoriety during the heady days of Prohibition when his gang dominated the trade in bootleg alcohol in Chicago. Known as...

Al Capone Born January 7, 1899 (Brooklyn, New York) Died January 25, 1947 (Palm Island, Florida) Organized crime leader Al Capone was one of the most notorious criminals of all time. During the Roaring Twenties, he gained fame both for the success of...

Al Capone Born: 1899 Died: January 25, 1947 AKA: “Scarface” Like many of his associates, Al Capone rose from the ranks of poor street thugs to the upper level of Chicago’s underworld. As one of the nation’s most powerful...

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), popularly known as Al Capone or Scarface, was an Italian American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and...

CAPONE The Man and the Era By Laurence Bergreen Simon & Schuster, 701 pp., illustrated, $30. Alphonse Capone was one of the great American entrepreneurs. By talent and enterprise he rose to the top of his profession while he was...

Ubiquitous Al Capone still making the rounds By DENNIS MCCANN of the Journal Sentinel staff Wednesday, February 14, 2001 The oldest trick in this game is the clean-out-the-notebook column on a day not fit for meandering, but you won't find...

A bookkeeper for a construction materials company embezzled $6.9 million and used the money to go on a shopping spree that included a 104-acre ranch and a half-dozen talking trees like those in "The Wizard of Oz," federal authorities said Monday.Prosecutors say Angela Buckborough Platt...

A bookkeeper for a construction materials company embezzled $6.9 million and used the money to go on a shopping spree that included a 104-acre ranch and a half-dozen talking trees like those in "The Wizard of Oz," federal authorities said Monday.Prosecutors say Angela Buckborough Platt...

This essay will explain the life of the most successful gangsters in American culture, Al Capone.