Categories: Bribery in Business

What Led to the Downfall of Al Capone’s Notorious Empire



Al Capone wasn’t just a gangster—he was the king of organized crime. During Prohibition, he built a billion-dollar empire fueled by bootlegging, gambling, extortion, and bribery, making over $100 million a year ($1.6 billion today).

He ran Chicago like a Fortune 500 company, laundering money through fake businesses, offshore accounts, and payroll fraud—keeping him untouchable for nearly a decade. The FBI couldn’t convict him for murder, bootlegging, or racketeering, but in the end, it wasn’t bullets that took him down… it was a tax form.

🔍 In this video, we uncover:
✔️ How Capone built his crime empire and controlled an entire city
✔️ The genius money laundering tactics he pioneered (and criminals still use today)
✔️ Why the IRS succeeded where the FBI failed—and how a forensic accountant exposed him
✔️ The one mistake that sent him to Alcatraz and destroyed his empire

Capone’s financial tricks didn’t die with him—they shaped modern money laundering techniques used by drug cartels, corrupt politicians, and corporations today.

📌 Watch until the end to discover how Capone almost got away with it all!

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