Al Capone with his lawyer Michael Ahern, awaits the Verdict. News Photograph 1931. Illinois Federal Court outside the trial room. The end of an era.

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Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), 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. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33. On January 25, 1947, he died of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke.

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