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Organized Crime: The Mafia And Their History In The State Of California (9/21/24)

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The Mafia's history in California is a complex and captivating tale of power, violence, and influence that spanned nearly a century. Beginning in the early 1900s with Sicilian immigrants like Vito Di Giorgio and Joseph "Iron Man" Ardizzone, the Mafia established roots in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Prohibition fueled their rise, with figures like Jack Dragna and Mickey Cohen controlling bootlegging, gambling, and labor racketeering, often clashing in violent power struggles. By the 1950s, the Mafia’s reach extended into Hollywood and Las Vegas, but law enforcement crackdowns in the 1970s and high-profile informants like Jimmy Fratianno led to its decline. Today, while the Mafia's influence is a shadow of its former self, its legacy endures, overshadowed by the rise of international criminal organizations like Mexican drug cartels.



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