This paper, “Al Capone was Fictional” by Miles Mathis, argues that the historical figure Al Capone was a fabrication, similar to other figures discussed in Mathis’s previous works like John Dillinger. Mathis asserts that the narratives surrounding Capone, his associates, and events like the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre are designed to create work and justify the budgets of government agencies such as the FBI, CIA, and DHS.
Mathis deconstructs the purported Jewish origins of Capone’s associates, Hymie Weiss and Bugs Moran, by analyzing their names and family backgrounds, suggesting they were part of long-standing, intermarrying Jewish families with noble or crypto-Phoenician roots. He extends this analysis to Capone himself, claiming his family had wealthy Jewish/Phoenician roots and emigrated from Salerno, Italy, not through Rijecka, Croatia, as some accounts suggest. Mathis also links Capone’s mother’s maiden name, Raiola, to the Lombardis and figures like Angela Raiola, suggesting a pattern of interconnected families involved in various illicit activities and media portrayals. The paper also mentions Mino Raiola, an Italian soccer agent, as a potential relative who bought Capone’s former house in Miami.
Mathis questions Capone’s physical attributes and biographical details, such as his height and the infamous “Scarface” moniker, suggesting his appearance and scars were fabricated. He scrutinizes mugshots, alleging they have been manipulated or reversed to hide inconsistencies. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre is presented as another staged event, with Mathis arguing the victims had Jewish names and the crime scene details are implausible. He also critiques the portrayal of figures like Vincent Drucci and Johnny Torrio, suggesting they were actors and part of a recurring pattern of fabricated narratives.
The author emphasizes the historical context of J. Edgar Hoover’s expansion of the FBI in the 1920s and 1930s, positing that these fabricated gangster narratives served to inflate the agency’s budget and importance. He draws parallels between the FBI and the CIA, highlighting the latter’s significant expansion and the role of manufactured events in justifying their budgets.
Mathis further connects the Purple Gang from Detroit to similar fabricated events and suggests their involvement in the murder of radio commentator Jerry Buckley was also a staged event used to increase law enforcement budgets. He extends his analysis to the Lombardis and Capones, tracing their origins to Naples and Calabria, and linking them to prominent Italian families and figures, including Luigi Calabresi and Angelino Alfano. He also draws connections to figures like Joe Petrosino and Enrico Caruso, suggesting a history of fabricated cases and connections within these families.
The paper concludes by reiterating that Capone’s rise to power and his eventual conviction for tax evasion were part of the ongoing fabrication by intelligence agencies to maintain their funding and influence. Mathis points to inconsistencies in Capone’s conviction details, his transfer to Alcatraz, and his prisoner numbers as further evidence of a manufactured narrative. The author also makes a tangential connection between Petrosino’s associates and George Washington through the Burke family.
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This paper, “Al Capone was Fictional” by Miles Mathis, argues that the historical figure Al Capone was a fabrication, similar to other figures discussed in Mathis’s previous works like John Dillinger. Mathis asserts that the narratives surrounding Capone, his associates Hymie Weiss and Bugs Moran, and events like the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre are designed to create work and justify the budgets of government agencies such as the FBI, CIA, and DHS.
Mathis deconstructs the purported Jewish origins of Capone’s associates, analyzing their names and family backgrounds, suggesting they were part of long-standing, intermarrying Jewish families with noble or crypto-Phoenician roots, linking them to figures like George Gobel and even Goebbels. He extends this analysis to Capone himself, claiming his family had wealthy Jewish/Phoenician roots and emigrated from Salerno, Italy, not through Rijecka, Croatia, as some accounts suggest. Mathis also links Capone’s mother’s maiden name, Raiola, to the Lombardis and figures like Angela Raiola from Mob Wives and Celebrity Wife Swap, suggesting a pattern of interconnected families involved in various illicit activities and media portrayals. The paper also mentions Mino Raiola, an Italian soccer agent, as a potential relative who bought Capone’s former house in Miami.
Mathis questions Capone’s physical attributes and biographical details, such as his height and the infamous “Scarface” moniker, suggesting his appearance and scars were fabricated. He scrutinizes mugshots, alleging they have been manipulated or reversed to hide inconsistencies, referencing standard police procedures in places like Miami and Alcatraz. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre is presented as another staged event, with Mathis arguing the victims had Jewish names (e.g., Albert Kachellek, Adam Heyer, Albert Weinshank, Frank Gusenberg, Peter Gusenberg, Reinhardt Schwimmer, John May) and the crime scene details lack evidence like blood on the wall. He also critiques the portrayal of figures like Vincent Drucci (real name Ludovico D’Ambrosio) and Johnny Torrio, suggesting they were actors and part of a recurring pattern of fabricated narratives, linking Torrio to Henry Tarrio of the Proud Boys.
The author emphasizes the historical context of J. Edgar Hoover’s expansion of the FBI in the 1920s and 1930s, positing that these fabricated gangster narratives served to inflate the agency’s budget and importance. He draws parallels between the FBI and the CIA, highlighting the latter’s significant expansion and the role of manufactured events in justifying their budgets, referencing events like Watergate.
Mathis further connects the Purple Gang from Detroit to similar fabricated events and suggests their involvement in the murder of radio commentator Jerry Buckley was also a staged event used to increase law enforcement budgets. He extends his analysis to the Lombardis and Capones, tracing their origins to Naples and Calabria, and linking them to prominent Italian families and figures, including Luigi Calabresi and Angelino Alfano. He also draws connections to figures like Joe Petrosino, Enrico Caruso, Teddy Roosevelt, and George Washington, suggesting a history of fabricated cases and connections within these families.
The paper concludes by reiterating that Capone’s rise to power and his eventual conviction for tax evasion were part of the ongoing fabrication by intelligence agencies to maintain their funding and influence. Mathis points to inconsistencies in Capone’s conviction details, his transfer to Alcatraz, and his prisoner numbers as further evidence of a manufactured narrative. The author also makes a tangential connection between Petrosino’s associates and George Washington through the Burke family, referencing a paper on Grace Kelly and the Balls family. Mathis critiques figures like Eliot Ness, Clarence Darrow, Vincent Bugliosi, Marcia Clark, and Judy Clarke as being part of these fabrications, and notes Ness’s later association with Diebold, a company involved in voting machines and military supplies. The paper also mentions Alfred Nobel and the Sanremo Casino.