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Capone

American

[kuh-pohn] / kəˈpoʊn /

noun

Al(phonse) Scarface, 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.

Capone British

/ kəˈpəʊn /

noun

Alphonse, called Al. 1899–1947, US gangster in Chicago during Prohibition

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Federal prosecutors have for decades used tax-fraud allegations as a tool of enforcement, including when Internal Revenue Service investigators helped nab Al Capone after other law-enforcement agencies had failed to bring him to heel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The gambit succeeded in 1931, and Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison, but it also had dangerous aftereffects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

It held a relatively small number of prisoners, including high-profile inmates such as Al Capone.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

The Metropolitan Police says it is using an "Al Capone" approach to root out misconduct by its own officers.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

I gripped and squeezed and fidgeted with the book in my hands, Al Capone Does My Shirts.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

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