Even the press played him up as a brilliant, daring, likeable individual, basically an equivalent to a “superhero” by taking down banks which had been merciless by forcing debtors to mortgage all that they had. Also these debtors were the ones that were encouraging Dillinger and his gang to keep on keeping on with the robberies. Dillinger became a challenge for law enforcement officials, for he often made them look like fools. One of the main reasons Dillinger was so hard to capture was because of the conflicts between police jurisdictions. But even when Dillinger was captured, he always seemed to find a way to escape.
Michael tells in his book, how in the late sixties, his father got indicted by the federal government. He was believed to be involved in numerous extortion rackets, and suspected of being involved in several murders. During his father’s incarceration, Michael came under the care of Joe Columbo, the boss of the family. A college student at the time, Michael threw away his dreams of being a doctor and, as a result of the bitterness he felt due to his father being in jail, as well as the inherent distrust he had for law enforcement, became an associate of the Columbo family. In time, Michael rose to the same level that his father did, a capo (or captain).
After Capone took over Torrio’s Chicago Operations, he worked out a set of partnerships to coordinate the various enterprises with four senior partners- Al Capone, his older brother Ralph, Jack Guzick, and Al’s cousin Frank Nitti. Capone had also achieved notoriety in part because of Chicago’s violent and persistent bootlegging wars. “Through it all, too, Capone and his growing network of associates expanded their business activities and political influence,” (World Book C-Ch 359). His gang dominated in prostitution, liquor, and gambling rackets. Capone interacted in Chicago society as a well-to-do businessman, which helped him gain a fabulously profitable bootleg monopoly and gained him the admiration of a large amount of people in the community, including members of the city government and the police.
Al Capone’s greatest crime was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre on February 14, 1929. Four of Capone’s men entered a garage at 2122 N Clark Street. Two of his men were pressed as police so the men at the garage propped their guns thinking it was a police raid, but then Capone’s men shot over 150 bullets in their victims. 6 out of the 7 were part of the Moran gang, but the last was an unlucky friend. Al Capone’s alibi was that he was in Florida.
Alex. Ruiz 10-23-11 11-A Sam Giancana Through the 1900’s one of the most dangerous criminals, mob boss, was known as Salvatore Giancana. His accomplishments as a criminal/mob actions led him through a life of danger, imprisonment, and to death. Throughout the streets of Chicago he was known to be one of the most respected mob bosses, which made him effectively an enemy and a threat to the police and all the way to the CIA. His reputation was too high and too much for the mob to handle, but he continued to deal and to work with some very powerful men in America.
They also helped people in a positive way to make it seem that they were good people. Media has also affected their image through mainstream television and film. Body Paragraph 1: One of the most prominent gangsters during the great depression was Al Capone. He was known for using the exploitation in the collapse of law during the prohibition era. He took advantage of the prohibition to make millions off of smuggling and bootlegging liquor into Chicago and other states.
Ray Nagin-New Orleans mayor Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has been convicted of bribery, money laundering, and other corruption charges (Associated Press 2014). He allegedly took thousands of dollars, went on free vacations and trips, and was given truckloads of granite for his family business (Associated Press 2014). Ray was mayor after the hectic Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana in 2005 and destroyed most of New Orleans (Associated Press 2014). He had fought so hard for the federal government to help New Orleans in their time of need, yet he was making unethical choices governing the city. I find this very interesting and disturbing since, who is to know if his fight was for the people of New Orleans or for himself and his family.
The CIA’s motive to kill the president became apparent when his faith in the agency was diminished after the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion this monumental failure was followed by the firing of agency staff most notably CIA director Allan Dulles, although Kennedy accepted responsibility publically, behind closed doors blamed the CIA for the mishap. The ongoing conflict between JFK and the CIA grew as they became aggravated by one another, the blame privately placed on the CIA resulted in a growing anger towards Kennedy, whom in return despised the agency stating he wanted to ‘splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds’, thus presenting a growing motive for an assassination attempt. Kennedys softer attitude on communism was also criticized by the gung-ho anti-communist CIA. Kennedys political resolution with Cuba and the Soviet Union during the Cuban missile crisis angered the agency as they did not agree with befriending such communist countries this is supported by Garrison who believed that JFK’s assassination was due to his administration seeking an accord with foreign nuclear powers that would see an end to the cold war. The pairings different views on the handling of communism saw a resolution that would only result in the disbandment of the CIA or an end to Kennedy’s administration, The CIA’s motive was
Hailing from an immigrant family, Al Capone quit school after the sixth grade and began his life of crime in a notorious street gang along side with such other infamous villains as Lucky Luciano (Quimby, 1969). It didn’t take long for Capone to join the Colosimo mob in Chicago, engaging in rackets brought about by prohibition, and soon he was among the most powerful men in the world. He funneled the money gained by illegal brewing, distilling, and distribution of beer and liquor into legitimate businesses such as cleaning and textiles. Through Capone, they were able to capture influence with public officials and corrupt politicians, police officers and labor unions towards their goals. In addition, he was also involved in highly aggressive gang activities, such as murders, armed robberies, and carrying concealed weapons without permits.
Especially the first one, Marcelo with the fact that he experienced racial hatred through his brother’s murder and is still angry about it till this day. Marcelo was stabbed to death by a white individual due to the stereotypes about Marcelo’s ethnicity. Marcelo’s death was a perfect example of the racial hatred that most people in the United States feel towards illegal immigrants. His purpose