Nitti: The Enforcer

Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti was one of Al Capone's top henchmen during his reign over the Chicago Mafia. Nitti, as his nickname would suggest, was in charge of the "muscle" within the Chicago family.

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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 Bureau of ...

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On this day, March 19, in 1943, Chicago mob boss Frank Nitti sat down on an Illinois Central railroad branch line and shot himself in the head. Nitti’s suicide took place the day before he was ...

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When Al Capone was sent to prison for tax evasion in 1931, many wondered who could fill the void left by Chicago’s most infamous mob boss. The answer came in the form of Frank Nitti, Capone’s trusted ...

Irish-bred Nitti and jockey Armando Ayuso win the Grade III $100,000 San Juan Capistrano Stakes Sunday at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA. Benoit Photo Benoit Photo Irish-bred Nitti and jockey Armando ...

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