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Frank Ralph Nitto [2] (born Francesco Raffaele Nitto, Italian: [franˈtʃesko raffaˈɛːle ˈnitto]; January 27, 1886 – March 19, 1943), known as Frank Nitti, was an Italian-American organized crime figure based in Chicago. Bodyguard of Al Capone, Nitti was in charge of all money flowing through the operation. Nitti later succeeded Capone as ...
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May 7, 2024 · Frank Nitti was the one of Al Capone’s top henchmen, known as The Enforcer who was in charge of all strong-arm and muscle operations for the Chicago Outfit, and later the front-man following Al Capone’s prison sentence. On December 19, 1932, a team of Chicago police, headed by Detective Sergeants Harry Lang and Harry Miller, […]
Mar 29, 2024 · Frank Nitti was an American gangster in Chicago who was Al Capone’s chief enforcer and inherited Capone’s criminal empire when Capone went to prison in 1931. Starting as a barber, Nitti became a fence for stolen goods and about 1920 joined Capone’s gang. He was sent to prison for 18 months after
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Aug 9, 2021 · The article recounts the true story of how Frank Nitti, the successor of Al Capone as the Chicago mob boss, committed suicide in 1943. It contrasts the facts with the Hollywood version of his death in the movie \"The Untouchables\".
Apr 6, 2024 · Published April 6, 2024. Updated April 25, 2024. Known as "The Enforcer," Frank Nitti orchestrated dozens of murders for Al Capone before becoming the boss of the Chicago Outfit himself. When legendary Chicago mob boss Al Capone was imprisoned on income tax charges, he hand-picked his first cousin, Frank Nitti, as the new gangland boss.
Aug 3, 2014 · Learn about Frank Nitti, the Italian-American mobster who rose to power in the Chicago Outfit after Al Capone. Find out how he became a Prohibition bootlegger, a Hollywood extortionist, and a suicide victim.
Frank Nitti was born Francesco Raffaele Nitto, on January 27, 1881, in Angri, Campania, Italy, to Luigi and Rosina Nitto. He was the second-born child in the family and grew up with his sister, Giovannina. His was a lower-middle-class Italian family. Al Capone was his first cousin.
