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Jack Ignatius Dragna (born Ignazio Dragna, Italian pronunciation: [iɲˈɲattsjo ˈdraɲɲa]; April 18, 1891 – February 23, 1956) was a Sicilian-American Mafia member, entrepreneur and Black Hander who was active in both Italy and the United States in the 20th century.
Oct 23, 2018 · Died: Hollywood, CA, February 23, 1956. Jack Dragna in front of his Leimert Park home, Los Angeles, circa 1948. Taken from Niotta’s book, The Los Angeles Sugar Ring. Jack Dragna was an early influential Los Angeles figure who rose to prominence through bootlegging, political, and gambling endeavors.
Jun 1, 2021 · Its central figure is Jack Dragna, a man The Times once said was “perhaps the only classic ‘godfather’ that the city has ever known.” It’s written by Avi Bash and J. Michael Niotta — Dragna’s...
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Jun 1, 2021 · L.A. had Mickey Cohen, Bugsy Siegel and Jack Dragna — Al Capone even visited — but sprawl and civic corruption may have helped tamp down the violence here.
- Patt Morrison
Oct 1, 2017 · Dragna goes down in Mafia history as the first boss of Los Angeles, because he was the one who made peace with the other Mafia families who were organized under Luciano’s Commission. But Dragna was not the first Sicilian organized criminal operating in Los Angeles.
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Sep 10, 2020 · Harnisch discovered that mob boss, Jack Dragna, lived four-and-a-half blocks from the crime scene, so he had to determine if there was an organized crime connection to the murder. If he ever encountered anything significant, he believed that it would “stand out like a beacon.”
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.
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