Discovery Al Capones Chicago (2003)

Al Capone was born to Italian immigrant parents on January 17 1899 in New York City He moved to Chicago in 1919 and there he became a notable criminal figure and gangster He played large parts in gambling alcohol and prostitution rackets In 1925 after an assassination attempt on former head Johnny Torrio Capone took control of the Chicago Outfit of which he had served as the second in command He was listed on the FBIs Most Wanted list sold alcohol during the Prohibition era planned the St Valentines Day massacre and was eventually indicted and convicted of income tax evasion in 1931