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TIL: By some estimates, Al Capone had been directly or indirectly responsible for over 200 murders, the most notorious of which was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in February 1929. But ultimately, law enforcement charged him with 22 counts of tax evasion, and convicted him on 5 counts.

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