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Al capone was one of the most famous criminal of american history.
He came from an immigrant family.
His parents came from Italy and his father was a barber.
As a boy.He belongs to a straight guy.
He quit school after finishing the sixth grade.
He built his career as crime boss in chicago.
He became boss at twenty six when the previous leader was nearly killed.
His crime organization made a lot of money. More than one hundred million dollars a year.
Most of money came from illegal activities especially the sale of illegal liquor.
His organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution.
Capone was a flashy dresser. Who enjoyed being famous.
He protected himself by bribing police and public officials.
Though he was involved in the death of many, he was never convicted of serious crime.
In 1929 he and his bodyguard were arrested for carrying deadly weapons.
For that, they were sentenced to a year in prison.
Capone was released in nine months for good behavior.
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In 1930, Coupon was public enemy number one in chicago.
A year later he was arrested for failure to pay taxes.
The government had finally had way to catch him.
After a trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
He spent the first two years of his sentence at a prison in atlanta, georgia.
Then he was sent to alcatraz the country's most famous prison.
At alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that to take over his brain.
As a result, he spent much of his time in prison hospital.
By the time he was released from prison in 19 39,he was no longer able to lead his organization.
He was died of a stroke and pneumonia in 19 47.