Al Capone
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ALPHONSE CAPONE a.k.a. AL, SCARFACE
Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, of an immigrant family. He lived with his father Gabriele and Mother Teresa and his brothers and sisters.
Al did quite well in school until the sixth grade when his steady record of B's deteriorated rapidly. At fourteen, he ....
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.... a role model for many boys in the community. Capone, like many other boys his age, earned pocket money by running errands for Johnny Torrio. Over time, Torrio came to trust the young Capone and gave him more to do. Meantime, young Al learned by observing the wealthy successful respected racketeer and the people in his organization. In 1909, Torrio moved to Chicago and young Al fell under other influences.
At this point in his life, nobody would ever have believed that Al would go on to b ....
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