I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War.

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Al Capone was a 19th-century American gangster and businessman. Alphonse Gabriel Capone, sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he was imprisoned at the age of 33. Read more on Wikipedia →

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