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'''Al Capone''' (Alphonse Gabriel Capone, 1899-1947) was one of the founding fathers of the [[Chicago Outfit]] as well as the most notorious [[mob boss]] in American history.  

'''Al Capone''' (Alphonse Gabriel Capone, 1899-1947) was one of the founding fathers of the [[Chicago Outfit]] as well as the most notorious [[mob boss]] in American history.  

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Al Capone was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]] to a family of Italian immigrants from a village near [[Naples]]. He began his criminal career there as a bookmaker and small-time [[ganster]] employed by [[Francesco Yale]], the leader of the [[Unione Siciliana]], a mobbed up insurance company. In a Brooklyn watering hole during the [[First World War]], Capone lewdly insulted the sister of a "made guy." As a result, he was attacked and permanently disfigured on the cheek. He was later dubbed "Scarface" because of the injury. Deeply sensitive about his scars, Capone liked to claim that he was wounded in action while serving with Major [[Charles W. Whittlesey]]'s [[Lost Battalion]] in the [[Argonne]] Forest.

Al Capone was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]] to a family of Italian immigrants from a village near [[Naples]]. He began his criminal career there as a bookmaker and small-time [[ganster]] employed by [[Francesco Yale]], the leader of the [[Unione Siciliana]], a mobbed up insurance company. In a Brooklyn watering hole during the [[First World War]], Capone lewdly insulted the sister of a "made guy." As a result, he was attacked and permanently disfigured on the cheek. He was later dubbed "Scarface" because of the injury. Deeply sensitive about his scars, Capone liked to claim that he was wounded in action while serving with Major [[Charles W. Whittlesey]]'s [[Lost Battalion]] in the [[Argonne]] Forest.

Capone also liked to pose as a public benefactor, organising the distribution of free milk for Chicago schoolchildren and starting free soup kitchens during the [[Great Depression|Depression]] years.

Capone also liked to pose as a public benefactor, organising the distribution of free milk for Chicago schoolchildren and starting free soup kitchens during the [[Great Depression|Depression]] years.

==Later Life==

==Later life==

He was eventually convicted in 1931 on charges of [[tax evasion]], and sentenced in 1932 to twelve years imprisonment, of which he served six and  a half. On his release from prison in 1939 he found it difficult to rebuild his crime empire, and he began to suffer from declining physical and mental health exacerbated by syphilis. He died on 25 January 1947.

He was eventually convicted in 1931 on charges of [[tax evasion]], and sentenced in 1932 to twelve years imprisonment, of which he served six and  a half. On his release from prison in 1939 he found it difficult to rebuild his crime empire, and he began to suffer from declining physical and mental health exacerbated by syphilis. He died on 25 January 1947.