The Palm Beach, Florida mansion, that once belonged to the best known American gangster Al Capone, is due to be put on sale for US$ 9.95 million. The mansion has changed hands several times since "Scarface" died there in 1947, and the latest owner Peter Corsell dedicated a significant amount of cash and more than a year to restore the property to its former glory - or notoriety.

It has verandas, a recreation room, private dock, ornate plasterwork, and a black-and-gold Art Deco powder room that looks the same as when Capone used it. Corsell, a history buff, restored bathrooms, bronze lamps and original wall sconces, a two-story pool house, and a front gate house added by Capone for his armed guards.

Capone bought the home at the height of his power in 1928 for just US$ 40 thousand. The buzz is not only for the house, but for its connection to Capone lore. The master criminal held lavish parties and fishing expeditions at the island home, which also served as Capone's alibi during some of his gang's famous killings, including the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. Soon after, Capone was convicted - on tax evasion charges - but held onto his island paradise through a nearly decade-long sentence at Alcatraz.