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…are one of the most dangerous Mafiosi in the United States. Al Capone, probably the most notable Mafia boss in U.S. history, once controlled this faction. “There are forty to fifty “made men” in the outfit. They are said to be forging new alliances…

…4). When the American mafia first started people did not pay much attention to the criminal acts that they did and the unholy morals that they stood for. That was until a man from Chicago by the name of Al Capone took the mafia from rags to riches from…

…Chicago's has always had an Italian connection. In the early 1900s the influence of Italian mafia on Chicago was strong and especially that of Al Capone. As the years passed by the mafia's influence became less but they surely left behind their Italian…

…, the final and perhaps most legendary ggangster filmh which depicted the life and crimes of the notorious Al Capone, dominated the two year period until the genre was exhausted and it was time to move on to more current issues such as: The Great Depression…

…of Prohibition in Congress. Gangsters such as Al Capone made millions of dollars off racketeering, prostitution, and bootlegging. Organized crime in America at this time is able to gain too much power and make others corrupt. That is why a fascist government…

…, was controlled by the Kelly-Nash political machine and by Frank Nitti - heir to Al Capone's Mafia empire. In 1938, with a freshly minted graduate degree in criminology from University of Chicago, Alinsky went to work for sociologist Clifford Shaw at the Institute…

…. These leaders usually don't have a case of mental problems, but growing in the middle-class or the lower -class is not their idea of a nice cup of tea. Take for example the infamous mobsters in early twentieth century America. "Tough guys" such as Al "Scarface…

…of this gang included Al Capone and Lucky Luciano. Jewish organized crime began in N.Y. when Jews from Russia immigrated to the U.S. in large numbers. They left Russia because they were persecuted and lived in poverty. When they came to the U.S. they lived…

…because there crimes were federal in nature, but under local jurisdiction. There was limited success in going after people like Al Capone and the KKK. In 1924 Hoover was appointed to head the Bureau, by this time there were about 650 employees with 441 of them…

…of the Prohibition era in the 20s, bootlegging. This time is probably the most legendary in gangster history, with gangsters almost openly declaring their power and wealth. In cities all over the US the Mafia flourished. Al Capone in Chicago and Charles Luciano in New…