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AI Capone was one of the most famous criminals in American history.

He came from an immigrant family. 移民

His parents came from Italy, and his father was a barber. 理发师

As a boy, he belonged to a street gang帮派，团伙.

He quit school after finishing the 6th grade.

He built his career as a crime boss in Chicago芝加哥.

He became boss at 26 when the previous leader was nearly killed.

His crime organization made a lot of money, more than 100 million dollars a year.

Most of the money came from illegal activities, especially the sale of illegal liquor.烈酒

His organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution卖. 淫

Capone was a flashy dresser who enjoyed being famous.

He protected himself by bribing police and public officials.官员

Though he was involved in the deaths of many, he was never convicted证明有罪的 of a serious crime.

When he was finally arrested, it was for minor crimes.

In 1929 he and his bodyguard were arrested for carrying deadly极度的，致命的 weapons.

For that they were sentenced判决 to a year in prison.

Capone was released in nine months for good behavior.

When he went out，he loved to be the center of attention.

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In 1930 Capone was Public Enemy No.1 in Chicago.

A year later he was arrested for failure to pay taxes.

The government had finally found a way to catch him.

After a trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

He spent the first two years of his sentence at a prison in Atlanta亚特兰大, Georgia乔治亚州.

Then he was sent to Alcatraz, the country's most famous prison.

At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that began to take over his brain.

As a result, he spent much of his time in the prison hospital.

By the time he was released from prison in 1939, he was no longer able to lead his organization.

He died of a stroke and pneumonia in 1947.他死于中风和肺炎（牛毛你啊）

He was sent to prison for tax evasion.逃脱