Who took down Al Capone? How much did Al Capone make?

Al Capone was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33.

In his early 20s, he moved to Chicago and became a bodyguard and trusted factotum for Johnny Torrio, head of a criminal syndicate that illegally supplied alcohol-the forerunner of the outfit- and was politically protected through the Unione Siciliana.

Who took down Al Capone?

Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to bring down Al Capone and enforce Prohibition in Chicago. He was the leader of a famous team of law enforcement agents from Chicago, nicknamed The Untouchables.

How much did Al Capone make?

At the end of the mid-century, Capone’s wealth reached nearly $100 million ($1036 million today). He reportedly took home $20 million every year by the mid-1920s ($38 million today). In modern dollars, this would be approximately $5 billion.