al capone

     

Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), commonly nickname Scarface, was an Italian American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s.

Trivia about al capone

  • He's quoted as saying, "They've hung everything on me but the Chicago Fire"
  • In 1925 Chicago gangster John Torrio passed his empire to this man
  • Frank Galluccio gave him the scar that earned him the nickname "Scarface"
  • In 1929 Eliot Ness took charge of a team that was created to bring down this mobster
  • A knife cut to his cheek gave this Chicago gangster the nickname "Scarface"
  • The hold of this man, nicknamed "Scarface", over the Chicago underworld lasted less than 10 years
  • After the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Bugs Moran said, "Only" this man "kills like that"
  • His wealth once estimated to be $100 million, this gangster died a broken man in 1947
  • Ralph, nicknamed "Bottles", was the brother of this gangster, nicknamed "Scarface"
  • Little was found in 1986 when Geraldo Rivera opened a vault linked to this crime boss on live TV
  • This mobster got a card from wife Mae:Sweetheart,I'm glad your mind is on love instead of business.Happy Valentine's Day '29!
  • Frank Galluccio slashed this notorious man on the cheek in a brawl, hence the nickname "Scarface"
  • In 1927 the wealth of this notorious person seen here was estimated at around $100 million dollars
  • Ralph Capone was an important figure in organized crime, like this brother whom he survived
  • I ran Chicago by age 26 / Showed Bugs Moran I knew a few tricks / For 6 years, it was just like heaven / Had 100 mil by 1927
  • This infamous gangster seen here was born in Brooklyn January 17, 1899
  • 1899-1947
  • The Untouchables were formed to harass this mobster kingpin
  • Before his 1931 tax evasion conviction, he joked that Uncle Sam can't collect legal taxes on illegal money
  • He got his "Scarface" after being knifed by a drunk at Frankie Yale's Harvard Inn in Brooklyn in 1917
  • (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Louisville, Kentucky) This mobster loved to play cards at the Seelbach Hilton & even sent a mirror here from Chicago so he could watch his back
  • This Chicago mobster claimed his famous nickname came from a WWI wound
  • Before he went to Alcatraz in 1934, this Chicago mobster did time in Philadelphia's Eastern State Pen
  • 1931: Busted for tax evasion?! I'm going to end up in Alcatraz for that?! That ain't the Chicago way!

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  • RT @creature44: "Never say anything on the phone you don't want your mother to hear at the trial" - Al Capone
  • "Will you stop saying Al Pacino? It's Al CAPONE!" - mom and dad, talking about "Boardwalk Empire"
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  • If you mess with me expect me to mess with you. -Al Capone
  • It was not really my uncle Al Capone who was responsible for expiration but his brother, my grandfather R. Capone..
  • It really was not my uncle Al Capone that lobbied for this it was his brother, my grandfather Ralph, that did....
  • RT @kimberlyintn: @david_payton Hmmmm, could be. Remember when @GeraldoRivera opened Al Capone's vault?
  • Michael Jackson - Al Capone.
  • RT @History_In_Pix: Original Gangster -- Al Capone
  • RT @HistoryTabloid: Al Capone in court, October 1931.
  • I just helped Al Capone light a cigarette. I think he's probably the coolest neighbor I've ever had. My life is so strange #BoardwalkEmpire
  • What to Watch on Tuesday: Drunk or sober, history is fun - Al Capone: Icon (8pm,... #AdamRichman #LoisBurwell
  • @david_payton Hmmmm, could be. Remember when @GeraldoRivera opened Al Capone's vault?
  • Photo: Gina measures up to Meter Lansky and Al Capone. #gangster #indianastatefair #booze
  • @kimberlyintn It might have been a relative of Al Capone. :-(
  • RT @A2daO: Wonder how Chicago would be if the urban violence now was like in the 1920s & 30s when Al Capone was wilding
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  • Al Capone’s free soup kitchen, Chicago, 1931
  • Al Capone's cell at the Eastern State Penitentiary. '
  • Al Capone earned $105 million a year during the Prohibition era from selling alcohol. Today, this would equal to $1.4 billion a year.
  • RT @TheSlyStallone: RR vs GC ?
  • @BillClintonTHOF @CaroleAlbers Lets lob a middle at Geraldo's fashionable West Side apartment and he will be hiding in Al Capone's vault
  • @tony_the_toon very true. who do you think was the biggest gangster ever. I think it's Al Capone.
  • RT @antelaleyblog: RT @HistoryInPics: Al Capone y su equipo de abogados / Al Capone and his legal team
  • You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word. ― Al Capone
  • Nací el mismo mes que Al Capone. Soy feliz para el resto de mis días✨
  • RT @RellyyyRell: “@Al__Capone__: @RellyyyRell this past season watchu mean” I'm saying what happened two years ago at Dallas stadium? 😂😴
  • RT @ZiplockZeddy: @Al__Capone__ lmaooo, he black af
  • @Al__Capone__ lmaooo, he black af
  • @ZiplockZeddy when I seen Tra it made me jump
  • RT @Armando_Marcos: (LA MAFIA) Al CAPONE era un aprendiz al lado de #LosPujol.
  • RT @teezuss: 😎
  • @RellyyyRell niggga you talking two yrs ago think present not past
  • “@Al__Capone__: @RellyyyRell this past season watchu mean” I'm saying what happened two years ago at Dallas stadium? 😂😴
  • RT @Beardless_Drew: fricken Al Capone lives up to his name and has to be cheating. Let's give the win to someone who really deserves it! #T…
  • @RellyyyRell this past season watchu mean
  • Krylov wants to get rid of the Al Capone image. Says it wasn't even his idea. I don't like this at all.
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  • My soundtrack: ♫ "No Comment" by Titina Al Capone (@ La Buena Vida, Davis, CA, USA)
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  • RT @LevelUpBitch: #igotaquestion https://t.co/a8RNuwicvG
  • RT @raymonddelauney: @AlanONeill10 'Heroic' in the sense it's like looking at one of Al Capone's henchmen. @CiFWatch @barhamm
  • Original Gangster -- Al Capone
  • "@antelaleyblog: RT @HistoryInPics: Al Capone y su equipo de abogados / Al Capone and his legal team
  • RT @RuizNasthia: If the purge was real and I was outside
  • My brother thinks Al Capone was a biologist.
  • @AlanONeill10 'Heroic' in the sense it's like looking at one of Al Capone's henchmen. @CiFWatch @barhamm
  • "You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.