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Licata was taken into custody after refusing to answer questions at a federal grand jury session about L.A.'s crime syndicate structure. He was held in contempt of court for refusing to testify after being given immunity from prosecution and eventually served six months in prison. A pair of indictments in the mid-1970s threaten to put most of the working family in prison. In March 1973, seven men were arrested for running a rigged gambling operation in Los Angeles that brought in up to $ 250,000 a month. Their trial was delayed when the key informant and witness, former Mafia associate John Dubcek, was shot and killed in Las Vegas. Although this scared other informants from testifying, they still were convicted and given light sentences. Four months later another 12 men, were indicted for conspiracy, racketeering and extortion against bookmakers, loan sharks, and pornographers. Licata's underboss

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cooperating with the police. Giving up information on their enemies and receiving immunity for most of their crimes, the Matrangas were able to expand their power and influence. Ardizzone returned to Los Angeles in 1914 and resumed his feud with the Matranga family. Sam and his successor, Pietro "Peter" Matranga, were both murdered within 33 days of each other in 1917. Mike Marino (aka Mike Rizzo), an Ardizzone ally, was responsible for the murders. While their next leader, cousin Tony Buccola was able to get revenge and kill Marino in 1919, many years of violence ruined the Matranga family. It was becoming clear that Ardizzone's faction was winning the war. With the rise of bootleggers in the 1920s, the Matranga's power declined and was eliminated with Buccola's disappearance in 1930.

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resented Siegel's power to infiltrate unions in the movie industry. Siegel made millions extorting movie production companies and only had to pay Dragna a tribute for working on his territory. With New York on Siegel's side, there was little Dragna could do to take control of The Commission's grip of the city. The main reason Siegel came to California was to organize a horse racing wire service on the West Coast for the National Syndicate, which Siegel and Dragna worked closely together on setting up. Dragna and Siegel tried many methods to take over Continental Press Service (the main wire service at the time). Attempts to buy out the company and to strong arm its owners did not work, so they set up their own company called Trans-America. The

1031:, and Luigi Gelfuso along with many other mobsters were arrested on various charges in the late 1980s, due largely to information and recordings collected by the Fiato brothers. These charges to so many members permanently crippled the family and put the family on the brink of extinction. While Rizzitello, who was acquitted of his original charges at trial, was sentenced to 33 years in prison in 1989 for attempted murder (where he would die in 2005) the Milano brothers pleaded guilty to lesser charges; Peter received a six-year prison sentence and Carmen received six months. Almost every member of the family charged pleaded guilty to receive lesser sentences and the F.B.I. considered the Mafia finished in Los Angeles. 435: 801: 541:. This transformed Marco into the Vice Lord of Los Angeles, earning $ 500,000 from bordello prostitution alone. With Crawford and Parrot controlling city hall and the local press, the City Hall Gang was able to operate bootlegging, prostitution, and illegal gambling rackets in the shadows with little law enforcement scrutiny. This all changed when Marco was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in 1928, and the City Hall Gang broke down after a 914: 426:(RICO Act) has been effective in convicting mobsters and shrinking the American Mafia; like all families in the United States, the L.A. Mafia now only holds a fraction of its former power. Not having a strong concentration of Italian Americans in the region leaves the family to contend with the many street gangs of other ethnicities in the city. The Los Angeles crime family is the last Mafia family left in the state of California. 697: 5183: 657:), Dragna's family came up with a more sophisticated course of action. Dragna would send in men to threaten businesses, then the owners would pay Dragna for protection (unaware that these were Dragna's own men). Dragna was not however, able to control 100% of independent gambling rackets. Along with Dragna avoiding the spotlight and public life, he often was given the reputation as a weak ruler. According to 950:

Since Jack Dragna's 1956 death, Los Angeles was starting to be seen as an "open city" where any Mafia family could do business, but Fratianno hoped that by restoring the ailing family, he would be a candidate to officially run the family after Brooklier was released. However, upon release from prison, Brooklier quickly took back control of the family, and Fratianno was left back to being a low level

1111: 483: 36: 786: 773:. On February 14, 1950, the California Commission on Organized Crime singled out Dragna as the head of a crime syndicate that controlled crime in Southern California. Soon after, several of his family members were arrested for the bombing of Mickey Cohen's home. Dragna fled the state and was wanted for questioning. He later surrendered, and was questioned in the 471:, which was the heart of the Italian American community of Los Angeles at the time. Its first leader was Rosario "Sam" Matranga (often misreported as "Orsario," due to a typo on his death record), who started leading the family around 1905. Sam's relatives Salvatore Matranga, Pietro "Peter" Matranga, and Antonio "Tony" Matranga were other members of the gang. 555: 978:. Fratianno claimed that the Mafia had a $ 100,000 contract on his life. Brooklier, who didn't trust Fratianno, ordered the hit because Fratianno had claimed he was presenting himself as boss of the family, and felt that he was trying to usurp him. Fratianno testified against mobsters not only in Los Angeles, but across the entire country. Although the 1043:

related charges along with other associates who cooperated with officials to receive a reduced sentence, putting the L.A. crime family on its last leg. By the 1990s the L.A. family was estimated to have 20 official members, who have, however, been ineffective for many years because the group has not been able to enforce its territorial control.

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as its president, Ardizzone as its vice president, and California State Senator Joseph Pedrotti as its chairman. The organization had some political and social motives, but mostly served as a strong-arm muscle for the crime family. His reign as boss was ended when Ardizzone mysteriously disappeared in 1931 while driving to his cousin's home in

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Neither of the Milano brothers (nor six of the others originally arrested) were charged due to lack of evidence. When Peter Milano became boss, he rejuvenated the depleted family by inducting new members such as Stephen "Steve the Whale" Cino, singer Charles "Bobby Milano" Caci, Luigi "Louie" Gelfuso Jr. and shylock brothers Lawrence and

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believed to be the official Boss of the Los Angeles crime family. However, since the late 1990s, his involvement in crime along with other members had become greatly reduced. Some members, like Rocco Zangari and Russell Massetia, moved out of the state and left the family altogether. Other members, like

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his underboss. Since Milano's reign, the family was heavily involved in narcotics, pornography, gambling and loan sharking. 20 reputed organized crime figures were arrested in 1984, in what law enforcement officials said was a bid to take over a $ 1 million-a-week bookmaking operation in Los Angeles.

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in from New York City to teach Louis how to manipulate labor unions in the Los Angeles Garment District. Licata had high hopes of restoring the declining family, but with the police and FBI constantly monitoring his family, Licata wasn't able to do much of a better job than DeSimone. On July 9, 1969,

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to Los Angeles around the same time as Di Giorgio, was another longtime power figure who stayed out of the city and operated bootlegging rackets quietly in Los Angeles County. DeSimone officially stepped down from the top position in the 1920s, but was still a power within the Los Angeles underworld.

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on Tom Dragna's request, transferred back to the L.A. family from Chicago, and was named co-acting Los Angeles boss with Dragna. Fratianno traveled across the country making new connections and deals. Fratianno's goal was to bring back the ailing L.A. family stature and reputation amongst the Mafia.

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was involved in a dispute with George Maisano, a member of the Matranga gang, they both went to Joseph Cuccia to mediate the dispute. Cuccia was a well-respected criminal amongst the underworld, who served as a translator in court for Italians who didn't speak English. This made him a well liked man

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described several instances during the time when the Los Angeles family would shake down movie producers in the porn industry. These producers would then pay a fee to their Mafia backers, usually on the East Coast, to set things straight with the L.A. mob. Once the producers paid, the Mafia backers

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constantly battled Charlie Crawford for control of the lucrative bootlegging rackets. With the deaths of Buccola and DiCiolla in 1930 and 1931, respectively, Ardizzone (who was a suspect in both murders) was the undisputed leader of crime in L.A. He set up the Italian Protective League, with Dragna

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in 1947. Dragna was the most successful boss the L.A. family ever had. Although he was not able to infiltrate many of the labor unions in the entertainment industry, he involved the Los Angeles family in the entertainment business, and brought the L.A. Mafia onto the national stage. He was honored

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in 1920. With the continuing Ardizzone-Matranga feud, Di Giorgio was able to relocate to Los Angeles and bring some order to the Los Angeles underworld. Di Giorgio was known as an intimidating and forceful man who was in conflict with several local underworld factions. Di Giorgio maintained strong

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by Buffalo and Los Angeles family associates in 1997. Blizstein had a lucrative loan shark and auto insurance fraud business the two families moved in to take over. This caused a great deal of scrutiny from the FBI on both families. Members like Stephen Cino and Alfred Mauriello were convicted on

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was arrested for the murder. Ferritto implicated Fratianno in the planning of the murder, and Fratianno was indicted for charges related to the bombing. Fearing for his safety, Fratianno agreed to become a government witness against the Mafia. In return for his testimony, he pleaded guilty to the

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Much of the crime family's activities have become unknown since the Las Vegas indictments. Law enforcement has moved its attention of organized crime towards street gangs such as Mexican and African American gangs who are far more prevalent and widespread. Until his death, Peter Milano was still

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swept L.A. in the late 1920s. Since then a host of mobsters fought to take control of liquor operations that Marco and the City Hall Gang previously dominated. In 1928, August Palumbo was the seventh bootlegger killed in a six-week period. Palumbo was Marco's former lieutenant and was killed for

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With Ardizzone gone, the Matrangas fulfilled their promise of revenge. On September 25, 1906, Cuccia was shot and killed, allegedly by Tony Matranga. With both Ardizzone and Cuccia gone, the Matrangas became the dominant criminal force in Italian Plaza community. To expand their power they began

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from New York City to Los Angeles to take control of their interests on the West Coast (including Las Vegas), he formed an uneasy partnership with Dragna. Siegel was able to get independent bookies to pay tribute to Dragna's already flourishing gambling business. Aside from this however, Dragna

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refusing to fall in line with DeSimone. DeSimone's lieutenant Dominic DiCiolla (aka Dominick De Soto) was acquitted of the murder and took control of Palumbo's liquor operations. When he tried to challenge higher powers by moving in on syndicated gambling rackets, he was murdered in 1931.

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plotted to have DeSimone killed for failing to exploit the criminal opportunities in Los Angeles. The plan was thwarted, but caused DeSimone to become very paranoid, never leaving his house at night. DeSimone's unsuccessful reign concluded with his death in 1967, after 11 years in power.

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on September 13, 2018. According to reports from informants, Gambino inducted Iavarone as a favor to the New York bosses so Iavarone could act as a new liaison between the Canadian Mafia and American Mafia. Iavarone was killed two weeks after his alleged induction, reportedly ordered by

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credited the brothers with "help Pete Milano revamp the L.A. Family". With a beefed up family Milano succeeded in having nearly every bookie in Los Angeles pay a mob tax to the L.A. family. Robert "Puggy" Zeichick gave Anthony Fiato a $ 1 million loan which was used to finance a huge

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in the Italian community. Cuccia was a relative of Ardizzone's and ruled in Ardizzone's favor, causing the Matrangas to threaten Cuccia. In response, Ardizzone shot and killed Maisano on July 2, 1906. Ardizzone then fled authorities and became a wanted fugitive.

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as well as gambling and extortion. By the end of the 1920s he was rapidly expanding his power and influence. Under Ardizzone's tenure, organized crime began consolidating under his banner as he dominated criminal activities in L.A. In the late 1920s, Dragna and

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operation. The L.A. family became the dominant loan shark operators in the area. The family's influence stretched all the way to Las Vegas, where they had long standing ties to what the Mafia considered an "open city" where any family could work.

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With Dragna gone and his brother Tom retired after his death, the crime family slipped out of control. It quickly became apparent that DeSimone was an incompetent boss. According to an unidentified informant, he raped the wife of former underboss

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in both legitimate and criminal enterprises. He was seen as Licata's successor, but died unexpectedly of a heart attack in January 1974 at the age of 59. On October 19, 1974, after a long battle with illnesses, Nick Licata died at age 77.

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succeeded him. Licata had strong ties with Mafia families in the Midwest and South and maintained contact with the mob in Las Vegas. By then, law enforcement knew much about mob activities in Los Angeles, which was helped by top hitman

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murder charges and received a five-year prison sentence, of which he served 21 months. In 1980, after testifying for the government that led to the racketeering convictions of five reputed Mafia figures, Fratianno entered the federal

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Once Siegel ran out of favor with New York, he was ordered to be killed. Although his murder officially remains unsolved, one theory is that Dragna's men were given the order to kill him. After Siegel's death, his chief lieutenant

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for his growing criticism of the family, and later finding good evidence that Bompensiero was cooperating with the FBI. When Brooklier was sentenced to a 20-month prison stint along with underboss Samuel Sciortino in 1975,

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became Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department in 1950, the police started cracking down on organized crime instead of assisting it. The weakened Los Angeles family lost ground to the Chicago Outfit and

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died of old age with no younger people having to replace them. Los Angeles does not have a high concentration of Italians like the East Coast to support them, so recruiting new members is challenging. With

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took over his remaining gambling and loan shark operations in Los Angeles. He refused to fall in line behind Dragna and Dragna saw this as an opportunity to eliminate him as Cohen began to create his own

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outed the Mafia as a secret criminal society, aiding in law enforcements attacks on organized crime, and fingered Licata as a high ranking mobster in Los Angeles. A bright spot during the period was that

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in 1962 for being an illegal immigrant. By 1965, it was estimated that the number of members of the L.A. family living in Los Angeles dwindled to 30, while the family actually had a strong presence in

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For independent bookmakers, Dragna would use extortion to collect money from their operations. While most mobsters simply threatened harm on a business for not paying tribute to their organization (

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returned to California in 1914 and was acquitted of murdering Maisano in 1915 due to lack of evidence and no witnesses willing to testify. He returned to power and quickly started expanding his

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to his family and killing his other men such as David Ogul, Frank Niccoli, Neddie Herbert, and Harold "Hooky" Rothman. However, through sheer luck, Cohen survived many attempts on his life (

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started serving prison sentences in 1953 and 1954, respectively. In 1956 Jack Dragna died of a heart attack and a vote was made by the senior members of the family to elect its new boss.

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was victorious. A disappointed Roselli, who felt that DeSimone rigged the election, transferred back to the Chicago Outfit. Fratianno did the same after his release from prison in 1960.

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noble family which settled in south Italy hundreds of years ago. Their legitimate business was fruit vending. Otherwise they used threats, violence, arson, and extortion to control

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and Jimmy Fratianno (who committed over 30 murders on the orders of their superiors), Dragna muscled his way into controlling territory stretching throughout California and

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However, since Peter Milano's paroled release in 1991, he took back control of the weakened family. The Los Angeles family since made moves into Las Vegas with the

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The sources for much of the current information on the history of the Los Angeles Cosa Nostra family is the courtroom testimony and the published biographies of

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eventually took over rival Continental Racing Services and gave the entire percentage of the racing wire on the West Coast to Dragna, enraging Siegel.

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Longtime members Jimmy Fratianno (left) and Frank Bompensiero rose to become acting boss and consigliere, respectively, of the LA family in the 1970s.

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newspaper in 1917. Pictured in the top right corner are Sam Matranga and Tony Buccola. The drawing is a depiction of the murder of Pietro Matranga.

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along with Roselli and Bompensiero, but denied all accusations against him. Dragna's family however, remain strong throughout the early 1950s.

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Warner, Richard N. "The First Mafia Boss of Los Angeles? The Mystery of Vito Di Giorgio, 1880–1922." On The Spot Journal (Summer 2008), 46–54.

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connections with mobsters in New Orleans, Colorado, and Chicago, and was a cousin, close friend, and mob associate of New York City mobster

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Racketeering, loansharking, money laundering, murder, extortion, gambling, drug trafficking, fencing, fraud, prostitution and pornography

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took control of the family after Ardizzone's death in 1931, and made peace with the National Mafia Syndicate. In addition, his brother

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because of corruption charges related to organized crime, caused law enforcement to stop accommodating the Mafia. In the late 1930s,

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and they worked closely together for over 10 years. During prohibition the two were successful in running bootlegging operations in

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While other Mafia families in the country were prospering in the 1950s, the L.A. family was beginning its decline. When

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seized control of Los Angeles in the 1920s not by working with the local Mafia, but with the "City Hall Gang", a

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The number of high-profile murders and gangsters moving into the West Coast, combined with the recall of Mayor

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was officially made boss of the Los Angeles crime family with Brooklier's death in 1984. He made his brother

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Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel moved to Los Angeles in 1937 and stayed on the West Coast until his death in 1947.

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associate Albert Iavarone was inducted into the Los Angeles family shortly before he was shot dead in

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thought it finally crippled the Mafia in Los Angeles, a Federal Judge gave Brooklier, Sciortino,

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or Chicago families. The Los Angeles crime family itself has been on a gradual decline, with the

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that quickly began to rival Dragna's. Dragna first began recruiting Cohen's Italian men such as

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The fall of the Los Angeles family came when Fratianno became the second American Mafioso to

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would secretly split the money with the L.A. family. Brooklier later ordered the death of

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Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

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Not Entrenched Like Eastern Families: The L.A. Mob: Eking Out a Living Working Streets

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took command of a tough assault on Dragna's empire, most notably shutting down the

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The First Mafia Boss of Los Angeles? The Mystery of Vito Di Giorgio, 1880–1922

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had historically been the liaison between the Canadian and American mobsters.

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Cosa Nostra guys Louie Caruso Pete Milano Jimmy Caci Bobby Milano Keely Smith

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Privileged son: Otis Chandler and the rise and fall of the L.A. Times dynasty

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organizations in the early 20th century. The most prominent of these was the

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A Bad, Bad Boy: The Most Feared Mobster in Southern California for 30 Years

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The entire hierarchy of the family including the Milano brothers, captains

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were marked by the division of various Italian street gangs such as the

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Peter Milano quickly stepped up and began running the family in 1981.

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Collaborations between the United States government and Italian Mafia

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Note: First citation is on page 249, second citation is on page 236.

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was seen as the most logical choice, but lawyer-turned-gangster

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and testify against the Mafia in court. On October 6, 1977,

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The Last Mafioso: The Treacherous World of Jimmy Fratianno

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and the L.A. family moved in on his gambling business.

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Valentine, Douglas (2004). "Chapter 12: Gangbusters".

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To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia

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Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia

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Police Raid Home of Dragna" 2119:Crime & Investigation Network 501:in 1904, and to Los Angeles from 474:When prominent Black Hand leader 5182: 5181: 3358:California Department of Justice 2632:Shearer, Lloyd (June 14, 1959). 2329:"Chapter 3: Oranges and "Juice"" 1983:"Rampart Site Was Noir Landmark" 1499:Roots of the Armenian Power Gang 1385:CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1109: 345:Southern California crime family 34: 7595:Italian-American crime families 4991:Italian-American National Union 3258:Heller, Matthew (May 7, 1998). 3211:"Hollywoodmafia: November 2007" 2470:. 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June 14, 1962. p. 11 1456:California Attorney General 1437:California Attorney General 1418:California Attorney General 1186:Joseph "Iron Man" Ardizzone 760:California Attorney General 566:Joseph "Iron Man" Ardizzone 486:Joe Ardizzone wanted poster 183:, California, United States 7626: 6954:Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods 6865:Gangs in the United States 6757:Aryan Brotherhood of Texas 6325:San Francisco crime family 5886:Spanish Gangster Disciples 5303:Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods 3437:February 21, 2022, at the 3411:February 21, 2022, at the 2468:United Press International 1955:Los Angeles's Little Italy 1772:Shot Down as He is Driving 1526:December 20, 2022, at the 1484:November 18, 2022, at the 1277:Joseph "Joe Dip" Dippolito 1172:Boss (official and acting) 1008:Anthony "The Animal" Fiato 976:Witness Protection Program 286:San Francisco crime family 69:"Los Angeles crime family" 7544: 7011:Nutty Blocc Compton Crips 6855: 6832:Soldiers of Aryan Culture 6310:Philadelphia crime family 6259:DeCavalcante crime family 5637:Fujianese organized crime 5489:Orchard Park Trailblazers 5447:OutLaw Gangster Disciples 5390:Nutty Blocc Compton Crips 5179: 4481:(Little Italy, Manhattan) 4170: 2764:Critchley, David (2009). 2173:Reppetto, Thomas (2004). 1916:McDougal, Dennis (2002). 1465:February 8, 2006, at the 1283:Dominic "Jimmy" Brooklier 1212:Dominic "Jimmy" Brooklier 896:had a large influence in 459:. 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Since the 1980s, the 7526:Operation Power Outage 7036:Venice Shoreline Crips 6352:10th & Oregon Crew 6340:St. Louis crime family 6320:Rochester crime family 6305:Patriarca crime family 6290:Milwaukee crime family 6239:Cleveland crime family 6109:Velentzas crime family 6104:Philadelphia Greek Mob 5820:Maniac Latin Disciples 5415:Venice Shoreline Crips 5254:Black Guerrilla Family 4925:Velentzas Organization 4895:Philadelphia Greek Mob 4808:Mafia Commission Trial 4802:Pizza Connection Trial 4392:10th & Oregon Crew 4307:Greenwich Village Crew 4164:Italian-American Mafia 3768:. Reader Books, 2009. 3650:DeVico, Peter (2007), 3626:Demaris, Ovid (1981), 3235:. ISPN. Archived from 2986:The Mafia Encyclopedia 2983:Sifakis, Carl (2005). 2076:Domanick, Joe (1994). 1868:Los Angeles Daily News 1800:. Regnery. p. 165 1677:Capeci, Jerry (2002). 1446:June 28, 2023, at the 1376:Lockyer, Bill (2003). 1323:Thomas "Tommy" Palermo 918: 805: 797: 721:Battle of Sunset Strip 701: 615: 562: 533:in Los Angeles run by 487: 444: 375:Italian-American Mafia 373:as part of the larger 266:Cleveland crime family 177:Founding location 7516:Crips–Bloods gang war 7187:Genovese crime family 6772:Aryan Republican Army 6330:San Jose crime family 6249:D'Aquila crime family 6244:Colorado crime family 6224:Bufalino crime family 6043:Dead Man Incorporated 5769:Dominicans Don't Play 5575:(primarily Cambodian) 5561:Menace of Destruction 5276:Black P. Stone Nation 4880:Musitano crime family 4652:Black Hand in Chicago 4382:Angiulo's Boston crew 4374:(Northern New Jersey) 3726:, On the Spot Journal 3260:"L.A. Mob Does Vegas" 2463:Eugene Register-Guard 1820:"Repeal Begins Phase" 1265:Simone "Sam" Scozzari 1258:Girolamo "Momo" Adamo 1101:Historical leadership 1082:Musitano crime family 959:turn state's evidence 916: 871:Nick "Old Man" Licata 839:Girolamo "Momo" Adamo 803: 788: 699: 614:and Frank Paul Dragna 612:Girolamo "Momo" Adamo 601: 557: 485: 437: 401:representing them on 291:San Jose crime family 132:Criminal organization 7590:Gangs in Los Angeles 7494:Abergil crime family 7337:Varrio Nuevo Estrada 7182:Gambino crime family 7177:Colombo crime family 7067:Compton Executioners 6550:Independent Soldiers 6533:West and South Asian 6479:Abergil crime family 6394:New Springville Boys 6335:Seattle crime family 6295:Morello crime family 6229:Buffalo crime family 5967:Varrio Nuevo Estrada 5469:Lucerne Street Doggz 5437:Four Corner Hustlers 5095:Operation Underworld 5085:Operation Old Bridge 5016:New Springville Boys 4900:Rizzuto crime family 4890:Papalia crime family 4875:Luppino crime family 4865:Inzerillo Mafia clan 4855:Cotroni crime family 4739:Palermo Mafia summit 4231:New Springville Boys 3678:Gate City Publishing 2898:The Spokesman-Review 2499:St. Petersburg Times 2492:(October 14, 1950). 2254:on October 30, 2008. 1871:. 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Crawford 447:The early years of 385:alcohol during the 379:Southern California 205:Southern California 137: 7536:Wonderland murders 7307:Ontario Varrio Sur 7209:Public Enemy No. 1 6827:Public Enemy No. 1 6462:Yiddish Black Hand 6432:Bugs and Meyer Mob 6275:Genna crime family 6092:Rudaj Organization 5937:Logan Heights Gang 5843:(Central American) 5442:Gangster Disciples 5271:Black Mafia Family 5264:Junior Black Mafia 5136:Rochester bombings 5021:Rudaj Organization 4996:Maceo Organization 4951:Bumpy Johnson gang 4946:Bugs and Meyer Mob 4905:Sacra Corona Unita 4756:Kefauver Committee 4402:Midwestern/Western 4342:New Jersey faction 4312:New Jersey faction 4226:Motion Lounge crew 4180:Mafia bibliography 4097:New Orleans family 4092:Kansas City family 3968:Michael Rizzitello 3548:The New York Times 2524:Nash, Jay (1993). 1781:September 26, 1906 1777:2012-10-24 at the 1715:The New York Times 1552:March 1, 2024, at 984:Michael Rizzitello 980:Justice Department 919: 806: 798: 743:compared Cohen to 702: 669:from Detroit, and 616: 563: 488: 445: 322:Cohen crime family 7567: 7566: 7504: 7503: 7458: 7457: 7426: 7425: 7367: 7366: 7243:Hispanic-American 7238: 7237: 7199:Aryan Brotherhood 7153:European-American 7148: 7147: 7080: 7079: 7046: 7045: 6883: 6882: 6752:Aryan Brotherhood 6740:White supremacist 6442:Lenox Avenue Gang 6075:European-American 6065:Simon City Royals 5539:(Southeast Asian) 5464:Lenox Street Boys 5365:Chambers Brothers 5193: 5192: 5175: 5174: 5116:French Connection 5054: 5053: 4971:Dutch Schultz Mob 4817: 4816: 4779:Mafia–Camorra War 4733:Apalachin meeting 4727:Havana Conference 4702: 4701: 4632:Initiation ritual 4534: 4533: 4355: 4354: 4297:116th Street Crew 4130: 4129: 4126: 4125: 4053: 4052: 4025:Frank Bompensiero 3910:Dominic Brooklier 3832:– John L. 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Parker 775:Kefauver hearings 737:Dominic Brooklier 679:Frank Bompensiero 675:Dominic Brooklier 655:protection racket 629:while his nephew 531:political machine 518:, who moved from 440:Los Angeles Times 333: 332: 188:Years active 130: 129: 122: 104: 16:(Redirected from 7617: 7550: 7521:Operation Hammer 7467: 7450:Tongan Crip Gang 7435: 7378: 7287:Culver City Boys 7272:38th Street gang 7267:18th Street gang 7247: 7157: 7119:Tiny Rascal Gang 7089: 7057: 6959:Cedar Block Piru 6934: 6929:African-American 6910: 6903: 6896: 6887: 6861: 6792:European Kindred 6524:Tongan Crip Gang 6211:Italian-American 6194:Winter Hill Gang 6038:Chicago Gaylords 5922:Culver City Boys 5902:38th Street gang 5897:18th Street gang 5865:Puro Tango Blast 5600:Chinese-American 5573:Tiny Rascal Gang 5509:Vice Lord Nation 5343:Sex Money Murder 5308:Cedar Block Piru 5236:African-American 5220: 5213: 5206: 5197: 5185: 5184: 5145:Related articles 5090:Operation Solare 5063: 5046:Winter Hill Gang 4981:Five Points Gang 4956:New York Camorra 4850:Commisso 'ndrina 4830: 4762:Valachi hearings 4711: 4668:(boss of bosses) 4546:Chain of command 4543: 4475:(Italian Harlem) 4337:Brooklyn faction 4207: 4195: 4157: 4150: 4143: 4134: 4082:Cleveland family 4062: 3953:Louis Tom Dragna 3948:Joseph Dippolito 3928: 3890:Joseph Ardizzone 3885:Rosario DeSimone 3864: 3857: 3850: 3841: 3727: 3718: 3712: 3704: 3703: 3701: 3695: 3673: 3672: 3670: 3646: 3622: 3616: 3608: 3607: 3605: 3571: 3565: 3559: 3558: 3556: 3555: 3538: 3532: 3531: 3529: 3527: 3515: 3509: 3508: 3506: 3504: 3495:. 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