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    Organized crime flourished during Prohibition, with gang leaders like Al Capone controlling the illegal markets for alcohol, gambling, and drugs through violence. In Chicago, over 400 gangsters were killed in one year, and it is estimated that half the police department was paid off by Al Capone, who became the leader of the Colosimo mob. Al Capone's criminal empire grew through the 1920s until he was eventually sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion in 1931.

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    Organized crime flourished during Prohibition, with gang leaders like Al Capone controlling the illegal markets for alcohol, gambling, and drugs through violence. In Chicago, over 400 gangsters were killed in one year, and it is estimated that half the police department was paid off by Al Capone, who became the leader of the Colosimo mob. Al Capone's criminal empire grew through the 1920s until he was eventually sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion in 1931.

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    Organized crime flourished during Prohibition, with gang leaders like Al Capone controlling the illegal markets for alcohol, gambling, and drugs through violence. In Chicago, over 400 gangsters were killed in one year, and it is estimated that half the police department was paid off by Al Capone, who became the leader of the Colosimo mob. Al Capone's criminal empire grew through the 1920s until he was eventually sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion in 1931.

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    The Prohibition Criminals

    Who were the “Gangsters”?


    • Organized crime sprung
    up around the time of
    prohibition
    • Gang leaders and gangs
    made money from alcohol,
    prostitution, gambling, and
    illegal narcotics
    • Used violence to control
    the market
    • Sometimes very popular
    with the public
    What was Chicago Like?
    • Over 400 gangsters
    killed in one year
    alone!
    • In 1927 there were
    30k speakeasies in
    the US (how many in
    Chicago!?!)
    • ½ the Chicago police
    department was paid
    off by Al Capone
    Who was Al Capone?
    • Born in Brooklyn, New
    York in 1899.
    • Capone was nicknamed
    “Scarface.”
    • Capone became a
    lieutenant in the
    Colosimo mob led by
    Johnny Torrio.
    • Torrio gave up the mob
    life in 1925 and Capone
    took over
    Who was Al Capone?
    • The St. Valentine’s Day
    Massacre on February
    14, 1929 killed seven
    members of the “Bugs”
    Moran mob.
    • Capone was in FLA
    • Sentenced for 11 years
    for tax evasion
    • Died from Complications
    due to Syphilis

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