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Aug 19, 2017 · Frank Nitti had a knack for staying out of jail for most of his career and was even said to be claustrophobic. Rather than face trial and possible prison time on extortion charges, Nitti took his ...
Aug 9, 2017 · Frank Nitti, center, known variously as the chief lieutenant of Al Capone, and as the real power of the gang “of which Capone is but a figurehead,” was arrested in 1930. He was seized by ...
Feb 21, 2021 · The Nitti family settled in Brooklyn, but by 1920, Frank had moved to Chicago. He quickly started fencing stolen jewelry, and eventually joined Al Capone's c...
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Frank Nitti, friend of notorious gangster Al Capone, went from struggling breadwinner to lead... 1920's Chicago – the beginnings of the infamous Chicago Outfit. Frank Nitti, friend of notorious ...
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Frank Nitti. Although Frank Nitti has gotten the reputation over the years as the right-hand man of gangster Al Capone and a feared killer in his own right, this has actually proven not to be the case. Although Nitti and Capone were as youths in New York City both members of the Five Points Gang--one of the most notorious of the city's many violent street gangs at the turn of...
Mar 17, 2003 · December 19, 1932, Frank Nitti was seriously wounded, but fully recovered. Chicago Tribune, January 1, 1933. Dr. Gaetano Ronga, father-in-law of Frank Nitti, Capone gang chief, who was wounded two weeks ago in an en counter with Detective Harry Lang of the mayor’s office, announced yesterday that the three bullets which were imbedded in Nitti’s body had all been removed.
Oct 14, 2009 · Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti. The true story of how this infamous gangster was almost murdered by a Chicago detective. by Allan May. F rank "The Enforcer" Nitti was a survivor. He survived the bullets of Robert Stack in the television series "The Untouchables," where the only character more inflated than Eliot Ness was Nitti himself.
