How did Prohibition lead to crime? Prohibition created an enormous public demand for illegal alcohol. Gang leaders such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran battled for control of Chicago's illegal drinking dens known as speakeasies. ... Capone was imprisoned for income-tax evasion and died from syphilis in 1947.
Prohibition created an enormous public demand for illegal alcohol. Gang leaders such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran battled for control of Chicago's illegal drinking dens known as speakeasies. ... Capone was imprisoned for income-tax evasion and died from syphilis in 1947.
