Al Capone Gangster Era

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The well-known Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was formed in the U.S in 1935. The FBI formed when the Bureau of Prohibition and the Bureau of Investigation combined to form one job. Since 1935, the FBI 's mission has been to investigate crimes that involve a violation of the federal law and to find justice in these crimes. The FBI was extremely active during the Gangster Era and had a wide spectrum of who was committing federal crimes. Criminals such as the infamous John Dillinger, who was the first Public Enemy Number 1 and was on the FBI 's most wanted list. In attempts to put an end to the surplus of organized crime involving the gangsters of the era, the FBI implemented various plans. One of those plans was positioning agents in …show more content…

Capone was a New-York born mobster who thrived on the illegal activity of the streets of Chicago and essentially owned the crime underworld of the city. It was said that he had been earning on an annual basis some $100 million a year from his profitable casinos and speakeasies. Al Capone 's typical appearance fit perfectly with that of the era: dressing in sharp suits and drinking expensive Templeton Rye Whisky. He is a symbol of the era itself. He ruled an empire of crime in his city: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, “protection” rackets, and murder. And it seemed that law enforcement couldn’t touch him. The FBI was eager to be involved in putting an end to Capone 's antics but they needed him to have committed a federal crime and have the evidence to support the claim. During this time, the bureau did not have jurisdiction over any violations of the prohibition. Describing him, "I 'm just a businessman, giving the public what they want". However this "business man" ordered a Massacre in 1929, killing seven rivals with a brutal machine-gun on Valentine 's Day. Even when the FBI had knowledge that it was most likely Al Capone 's massacre, they still did not have the right to get involved. The killing of those seven men still failed to be recognized as a federal crime. In 1929, the FBI finally had their chance to be involved with Capone 's case. When Scarface was summoned to appear as a witness before a federal grand jury in Chicago for a case involving a violation of prohibition laws. When he said that he could not make the trial and gave a phony excuse of having broncho-pneumonia for six weeks rendering him unable to travel. The FBI got involved when they were asked by the U.S Attorneys to figure out the truth. During their investigation, they went to Florida only to discover a supposedly bedridden Al Capone

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