SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has escaped prosecution in hundreds of human rights cases from his 17-year rule but tax crimes investigation may prove to be his downfall, like legendary U.S. gangster Al Capone.
The once untouchable Pinochet -- 89, ill and rarely seen in public -- is being dogged by charges he and his family hid up to $27 million from tax authorities, using false names and passports to open up to 130 off-shore bank accounts.
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