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Al Capone
Ganster
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Al Capone, popularly known as Al "Scarface " Capone, was an infamous Italian-American gangster in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in New York City to Neapolitan emigrants, he began his career in Brooklyn before moving to Chicago and becoming Chicago's most notorious crime figure. Capone was responsible for the most notorious gangland killing of the century, the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre, that lead to the deaths of seven of his rivals. By the end of the 1920's, he had gained the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation following his being placed on the Chicago Crime Commission's "public enemies" list. Although never successfully convicted of racketeering charges, Capone's criminal career essentially ended in 1931 when he was indicted and convicted by the federal government for income tax evasion.
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