Cataloguing the Los Angeles crime family and other organised crime.
“I am saying for the record there is no organized crime except in the minds of the U.S. government, Mario Puzo and reporters who seem to capitalize on it.”
– John “Johnny V” Vaccaro, Los Angeles family soldier
Articles:
Los Angeles Family:
2024:
“Rocky Bigfoot”, Caci Crew Soldier
Los Angeles Remnant: “Porno” Mike Esposito
2023:
Los Angeles Remnant: Russell Masetta
“Danny Wilson” Iannone – Los Angeles Wiseguy
Tommy Gambino – New Blood in Los Angeles
Rizzitello Crew Breakdown (1983)
Joe Donato: Connected Guy, Not a Wiseguy
Lo Cicero & Stellino, Interesting Licata Figures
The Myth of Frank DeSimone & the Adamos
Hollywood’s Goodfella – Anthony Fiato
2022:
California Cosa Nostra Cooperator
Carmen Milano: Attorney, Underboss, Flipper
Jimmy Caci & LA’s Buffalo Faction
Mike Rizzitello: New York Enforcer in Los Angeles
2021:
Other Organised Crime Writeups:
Charts:
Los Angeles Family Charts:
Other LCN Charts:
Useful Links:
The Black Hand Forum – organised crime research forum
r/Mafia – organised crime subreddit
Mafia Book Reviews – book reviews and extensively detailed articles (Nizar)
Une Histoire de Crime Organisé – global organised crime blog (Motorfab)
LCN Bios – detailed entries about LCN (JD)
Mafia Genealogy – family ties across LCN (Justin Cascio)
Mafia Membership Charts – exhaustive membership lists (Bill Feather)
The Gangster Report – frequent articles about organised crime (SMB)
Cosa Nostra Charts – various, detailed LCN charts (Mukremin)
Silver Screen Wiseguys Pinterest – images used throughout the blog
Email Contact: joe.puzzles234@gmail.com
Silver Screen Wiseguys 
The Milanos were close with the Dragnas going back to the time of their relocation. Peter was an usher at my grandparents’s wedding in 1948 (Jack’s daughter Anna is my grandmother). The cropped photo of a young Pete in the wedding party is in my pictorial Los Angeles Underworld. Federal files show that Jack spoke with Mr and Mrs Milano on the phone and they were all very friendly.
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Thank you for your comment, Mr. Niotta.
I have not yet been able to get a copy of the Los Angeles Underworld but did read through The Los Angeles Sugar Ring book some time ago. I will update the website’s entries that make reference to the Milano-Dragna relationship with this new information.
Thanks again, it is greatly appreciated
– Joe
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Joe, please call me J. Michael. Mr Niotta is my dad. What’s your email? Your articles are by far the most accurate on the subject that I’ve come across. I specialize on the earlier period and have 4 books out, though I’ve written 12.
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Thank you for the kind words. I can be reached via email at joe.puzzles234@gmail.com.
– Joe
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