Al Capone, The Don

No other Don has ever been as famous as Al Capone in the American society. Born in New York to an Italian-American family, Capone was expelled from school in his early teens and was soon to be mentored by another New York Gangster Johnny Torrio. He joined several small gangs and did little mob enforcing for several of gangs in Newyork. But his real activities started in Chicago where he sifted along with his newly married wife and their son.
Chicago was a great place for Mafias at the time as the industry was booming there and these industrialists were ready to pay protection money to the mobsters, even several mobsters were there who were engaged in legal business activities along with their criminal ones.
Though, in Chicago the gang was started by Torrio, but he soon left it after being severally injured, Torrio left his place for Al Capone who gradually became an Underworld king. The Capones (Al Capone’s Gang) reached a revenue of around 100 million $ per annum .The Capone’s major revenue activities were, Liquor Selling, protection money, prostitution and gambling.
Al Capone has been a very influencing character, even in his life as he made his Mafia organization into a business empire. He had a great political influence on authorities and judiciary through bribery and other means, he controlled most of the mafia world in Chicago. His criminal empire started declining after famous saint valentine day massacre, where his men openly killed several people, including his opposing gang members. A commission was set to enquire into the issue, due to his influence he was never convinced for any murder but was instead imprisoned for tax evasion. After his punishment he was never been able to hold his previous position and has some mental and physical disorders. On 21st January 1947 he died in his home in Florida. Even after so may years he remain popular, his character has been featured in many films, dramas, literature, fiction and games.