Scarface: The Al Capone Story
Alphonse "Al" Capone is the most infamous gangster of all time. He was cut across the left cheek during a fight when he was young, earning him the moniker "Scarface." Al Capone ruled an empire of crime in Chicago: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, “protection” rackets, and murder. And it seemed that law enforcement couldn’t touch him, until June 5, 1931.
Alphonse "Al" Capone is the most infamous gangster of all time. He was cut across the left cheek during a fight when he was young, earning him the moniker "Scarface." Al Capone ruled an empire of crime in Chicago: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, “protection” rackets, and murder. And it seemed that law enforcement couldn’t touch him, until June 5, 1931.
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