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The Key Figures

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The Key Figures

Frank (Salvatore) and Ralph Capone - Al’s brothers who infiltrated the Cicero government and police departmentJohnny Torrio - Chicago mobster and Capone’s mentorFrankie Yale - Mobster, gave Capone his first job at the Harvard Inn, Coney Island. Eventually murdered by CaponeBilly McSwiggin "the hanging prosecutor" - mistakenly shot and killed by Capone’s henchmenBugs Moran - Rival mobster to Capone and intended victim during St Valentine’s Day massacreElmer Irey - Officer at Special Intelligence Unit of the IRS, investigated Capone’s activitiesEliot Ness - Agent with the US Treasury Department's Prohibition Bureau, responsible for bringing Capone to book