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Frank Nitti  

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  • “The Enforcer,” Capone underboss and bodyguard, reputed leader of the Chicago “Outfit” after Al Capone's fall from power, Frank Nitti was born Francesco Raffaele Nitto in Italy. Details of Nitti's early life are sketchy. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Nitti, Frank]

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