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The Los Angeles crime family, also known as the Dragna crime family, the Southern California crime family [7] or the L.A. Mafia, and dubbed "the Mickey Mouse Mafia" by former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates, [8] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Los Angeles, California as part of the larger Italian-American Mafia.
Cacciopoli (left), with "Junior" Gotti (middle) and John Cavallo in an FBI surveillance photo.. Thomas Cacciopoli (born September 5, 1949), also known as Tommy Sneakers and Cacci, is an American member of the Gambino crime family, holding the rank of caporegime in the Queens, New Jersey, and Westchester faction of the family.
Gambino was born on August 23, 1929, to Carlo and Catherine (née Castellano) Gambino. He had three siblings, Joseph, Carl, and Phyllis Gambino Sinatra. [1] His father joined the original Mangano crime family during the 1930s, rose to capo and later to underboss. In 1957, Carlo Gambino became boss of what is now called the Gambino crime family.
Jack Dragna, "Capone of Los Angeles" (born Ignazio Dragna, 1891–1956) Tom Dragna (born Gaetano Dragna , 1889–1977) Louis Tom Dragna , "The Reluctant Prince" (1920–2012)
1.2 Gambino crime family. ... Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli – acting boss (1962–1965) Frank Tieri – front boss ... Los Angeles crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of New York’s five Italian-American Mafia families. CNN’s Rob Frehse contributed to this report. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com.
Ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family have been arrested, officials announced Wednesday. The United States Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York said that at the ...
The Gambino-Lucchese-Genovese alliance (1953–1985) between Carlo Gambino, Tommy Lucchese, and Vito Genovese began with a plot to take over the Mafia Commission by murdering family bosses Frank Costello and Albert Anastasia. At that time, Gambino was Anastasia's new underboss and Vito Genovese was the underboss for Costello.