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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. The first cousin and bodyguard of Al Capone, Nitti was in charge of all money flowing through the operation.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Frank Nitti was a top henchman of Al Capone and the leader of the Chicago Outfit. He survived a police shooting in 1932, but committed suicide in 1943 to avoid prison for extortion.
Aug 9, 2021 · The article recounts the true story of how Frank Nitti, the successor of Al Capone, committed suicide in 1943 after receiving a phone call from his lawyer. It contrasts the real Nitti with his fictional portrayal in the movie "The Untouchables".
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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Apr 6, 2024 · A trusted lieutenant of Capone’s, Nitti managed the distribution of liquor from Canada to Chicago speakeasies, earning the gang hundreds of millions of dollars. With the repeal of Prohibition around the corner, the old Capone gang was evolving into the Chicago Outfit. Frank Nitti had an all-star team of criminals supporting him.
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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.
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