Jack Dragna (April 18, 1891 – February 23, 1956), born Antonio Rizzoti, was an organized crime figure from Chicago, active in Los Angeles, California. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He succeeded Joe Ardizonne as a capo after Ardizonne disappeared in 1931.
Dragna operated gambling ships off the California coastline until the United States Government shut them down in 1939. A gambling ship was a barge or other large vessel used to house a Casino and often other venues of entertainment The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. His enemies included Bugsy Siegel and Siegel bodyguard Mickey Cohen. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen ( September 4 1913 in Brooklyn New York – July 29 1976 in Los Angeles, Although Dragna was reputed by reliable sources to have called the hit on "Bugsy", through "dumb luck" Cohen survived numerous attempts by Dragna's forces to kill him.
Dragna participated in the Havana Conference of 1946. The Havana Conference of 1946 was a historic of meeting of American mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. Frank DeSimone took over after his death. Frank DeSimone (1909 – August 4, 1967) was the Boss of the Los Angeles crime family from 1957 to 1967
Dragna was a very private boss who eschewed flashiness and attention, and died a free man of heart attack. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
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- Lewis, Brad, Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster. The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen, Enigma Books: New York, 2007. ISBN 978-1-929631-65-0
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