Attorney's face is partially blacked out.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Jack Dragna was the leader of the Sicilian Mafia who was active in both Italy and the United States. He was involved in bootlegging in California during the Prohibition Era. In 1931, he succeeded Joseph Ardizzone as the boss of the Los Angeles crime family after Ardizzone's mysterious disappearance and death. Dragna was dubbed the "Capone of Los Angeles" and was boss of the Los Angeles crime family from 1931 until his death in 1956. Jack Dragna and attorney Richard Cantillon confer. Dragna, who was charged with being in the United States illegally, was born in Palermo, Sicily. Photograph dated January 6, 1953.
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Dragna, Jack Dragna, Jack--Trials, litigation, etc Cantillon, Richard H.,--1897-1967 Gangsters--United States Trials--California--Los Angeles Deportation--California--Los Angeles Illegal aliens--United States Immigrants--United States Crime--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Criminal investigation--California--Los Angeles Organized crime--United States Men--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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