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Frank Ralph Nitto (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.
Apr 6, 2024 · Learn about the life and crimes of Frank Nitti, the feared mobster who rose from bootlegging to extortion and became the leader of the Chicago Outfit. Discover how he survived multiple attempts on his life, made millions from Hollywood, and died in mysterious circumstances.
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.
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Aug 9, 2021 · Frank Nitti, the successor of Al Capone as the Chicago mob boss, committed suicide by putting a gun to his head near a railroad track in North Riverside. He had just learned that he and six of his underbosses had been indicted for extortion and mail fraud in New York.
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 criminal empire in Season 2, Episode...
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Frank Nitti was an Italian-born American gangster, best known as one of the top henchmen of the notorious gangster Al Capone. Nitti was in charge of the monetary matters of the ‘Chicago Outfit’ and later took control over the gang. Born in Campania, Italy, he was the first cousin of Al Capone.
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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.
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