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10 Most Successful Gangsters Who Ever Lived

6.

Al Capone

The number six spot is taken by famous Al Capone, a figure that despite the fact that he was raised in a educated family and was sent to school, his crime days started with the friendship of crime figure Johnny Torrio.

By the age of 20, he acquired the nickname “Scarface” and moved to Chicago were stepped to be the biggest name, the boss of everything illegal in the city.

Running the Chicago Mafia was very successful for him, the illegal alcohol business was filling his pocket with almost $60 million dollars a month in the Prohibition period.

He had everything he wanted and most of the rival gangs feared him, due to the fact that he was ruthless and murdered the competition.

His high life was supported by an approximate $1,3 billion fortune, everybody taking his side being paid off, these people included, from government officials to police officers.

He was caught and prosecuted for the least thing he ever taught, tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in maximum security prison Alcatraz.

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