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- 1898-1947. US gangster, born in Brooklyn, New
- York, the son of an Italian barber. His
- nickname was Scarface. During the Prohibition
- period, Capone built a formidable criminal
- organization in Chicago. He was brutal in his
- pursuit of dominance, killing seven members
- of a rival gang in the St Valentine's Day
- massacre. He was imprisoned 1931-39 for
- income-tax evasion, the only charge that
- could be sustained against him.
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