Los Angeles Mafia Family list of members

Adamo, Girolamo "Momo"
* underboss
* killed himself on June 18, 1956

Adamo, Joseph
* capo
* made in 1952
* brother of Girolamo Adamo
* born on July 26, 1914 in Los Angeles
* passed away on September 1, 1973 in Los Angeles

Andrade, Pietro "Peter"
* soldier
* born around 1884 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on November 2, 1945 in Los Angeles

Ardizzone, Joseph "The Iron Man"
* boss from 1925 until 1931
* born on November 19, 1884 in Piana degli Albanese, Sicily
* murdered on October 15, 1931 in Los Angeles

Battaglia, Charles "Charlie Batts"
* soldier
* made in 1952
* switched to the Bonanno Mafia Family in 1968
* born on November 12, 1917 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away on March 1, 1983 in Phoenix, AZ

Bartolotta, Domiano Bruno "Danny Bruno"
* soldier
* born on March 22, 1919 in Detroit, MI
* no longer living

Bartolotta, Sidney "Sid"
* soldier
* brother of Domiano
* passed away in 1982

Bompensiero, Frank "Bomp"
* consigliere
* owner of the Gold Rail Bar and the Southland Music Co.
* became an undercover FBI informant in 1967
* born on October 29, 1905 in Milwaukee, WI
* murdered on February 10, 1977 in San Diego, CA

Brucceleri, Dominick Philip "Dominick Brooklier"
* boss from 1974 until 1984
* born around 1914
* passed away on July 1, 1984 in prison

Bruno, Salvatore "Sam"
* soldier
* born on October 12, 1894 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away in 1959

Caci, Charles James "Bobby Milano"
* soldier
* married to the singer Keely Smith
* born around 1936 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away on January 17, 2006 in Rancho Mirage, CA

Caci, Vincent Dominick "Jimmy"
* capo
* brother of Charles
* formerly associated with the Buffalo Mafia Family
* made in 1976
* born on August 1, 1925 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away on August 16, 2011 in Palm Springs, CA

Caruso, Louis "Louie"
* capo
* mobster with influence in Las Vegas
* owner of Caruso Mechanical Services
* reported to be still alive and living in Phoenix, AZ

Cino, Stephen Anthony "The Whale"
* soldier
* formerly associated with the Buffalo Mafia Family
* made in 1986
* born around 1936 in Buffalo, NY
* reported to be still alive and living in Las Vegas

DeSimone, Frank
* boss from 1956 until 1967
* born on July 17, 1909 in Pueblo, CO
* passed away on August 4, 1967 in Los Angeles

DeSimone, Rosario "The Chief"
* capo
* father of Frank
* born on December 11, 1873 in Salaparuta, Sicily
* passed away on July 15, 1946 in Los Angeles

Dippolito, Joseph Charles "Joe Dip"
* underboss
* made in 1952
* born on December 28, 1914 in Los Angeles
* passed away on January 14, 1974 in Ontario, CA

Dippolito, Salvatore Charles "Charlie Dip"
* capo
* made in 1947
* father of Joseph Charles Dippolito
* owner of the Dippolito Vinyard
* born around 1889 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on September 6, 1961 in San Bernadino, CA

Dragna, Frank Paul "Two Eyes"
* soldier
* born on November 18, 1918 in Los Angeles
* passed away on April 2, 1993 in Los Angeles

Dragna, Frank Paul "One Eye"
* soldier
* cousin of Frank Paul "Two Eyes" Dragna
* born around 1924 in Los Angeles
* passed away in 1996

Dragna, Gaetano "Tom"
* consigliere
* father of Frank Paul "Two Eyes" Dragna
* born on November 25, 1888 in Corleone, Sicily
* passed away in 1997

Dragna, Giacomo "Jack"
* boss from 1931 until 1956
* father of Frank Paul "One Eye" Dragna
* born on April 18, 1891 in Corleone, Sicily
* passed away on February 23, 1956 in Los Angeles

Dragna, Louis Tom
* capo
* son of Gaetano
* owner of Roberta Dress Manufacturing and Save-On Fashions
* made in 1947
* born on July 18, 1920 in Los Angeles
* passed away in 1994

Esposito, Michael "Porno Mike"
* soldier
* son of Salvatore Esposito, member of Lucchese Mafia Family
* owner of Gentlemen's Video
* reported to be still alive and living in Hollywood, CA

Fiato, Craig Anthony "The Animal"
* soldier
* formerly associated with the New England Mafia Family
* underboss of the Mike Rizzitello Crew
* made in 1984
* became an informant for the FBI in 1984
* born on August 31, 1949 in Boston, MA
* reported to be still alive and in the Witness Protection Program

Fratianno, Aladena "Jimmy The Weasel"
* acting boss
* formerly associated with the Cleveland Mafia Family
* made in 1947
* switched to the Chicago Outfit in 1960
* went back to the Los Angeles Mob in 1975
* owner of the Fratianno Trucking Co.
* became an informant for the FBI in 1977
* born on November 14, 1913 in Napoli, Italy
* passed away on June 30, 1993 in Oklahoma City, OK

Gambino, Tommaso
* underboss
* son of Rosario Gambino, member of the Gambino Mafia Family
* born around 1965
* reported to be still alive and living in Los Angeles

Gelfuso, Luigi "Louie"
* capo
* born on August 7, 1925 in Providence, RI
* passed away on October 13, 2000 in North Hollywood, CA

Governale, Angelo
* soldier
* born around 1882 in Corleone, Sicily
* passed away in 1955

Licata, Carlo
* soldier
* son-in-law of William "Black Bill" Tocco, member of the Detroit Partnership
* made in 1952
* switched to the Detroit Partnership in 1974
* born on December 29, 1924 in Detroit, MI
* passed away in 1981

Licata, Nicolo "Old Man"
* boss from 1967 until 1974
* father of Carlo
* formerly a soldier in the Detroit Partnership
* born on February 20, 1897 in Camporeale, Sicily
* passed away on October 14, 1974 in Los Angeles

LiMandri, Joseph John
* soldier
* son-in-law of Salvatore Dippolito
* made in 1952
* born on September 5, 1913 in Los Angeles
* no longer living

LiMandri, Marco
* soldier
* father of Joseph John
* born on April 14, 1891 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away in 1967

LoCicero, Giacchino "Jack"
* consigliere
* born around 1912
* no longer living

Longo, Dominick "Dom"
* soldier
* made in 1975
* owner of Longo Toyota
* born around 1920 in Montreal, Canada
* passed away on October 11, 1985 in Pasadena, CA

Matranga, Frank Anthony
* soldier
* cousin of the Matranga Bro's of the Detroit Partnership
* owner of the Sierra Dist. Co.
* born on April 11, 1911 in Chicago, IL
* no longer living

Matranga, Gaspare
* soldier
* came to the United States illegally in 1925
* deported to Italy in 1954
* born around 1898 in Balestrati, Sicily
* passed away on July 1, 1971 in Tijuana, Mexico

Milano, Carmen Joseph "Flipper"
* underboss
* made in 1984
* born on July 27, 1929 in Cleveland, OH
* passed away on January 3, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV

Milano, Frank Angelo "John Gallo"
* soldier
* brother of Carmen Joseph
* born on July 17, 1927 in Cleveland, OH
* no longer living

Milano, Peter John "Shakes"
* boss from 1984
* brother of Carmen Joseph and Frank Angelo
* owner of the Roman Candle Bar and the Rome Vending Co.
* born on December 22, 1925 in Cleveland, OH
* reported to be still alive and living in Los Angeles

Mirabile, Antonio "Papa Tony"
* capo
* formerly associated with the Detroit Partnership
* owner of the Saratoga Cafe, the Senator Cafe, Frolics Cafe and the Navy Club
* born on January 1, 1894 in Alcamo, Sicily
* murdered in 1958

Mirabile, Paul
* soldier
* brother of Antonio
* formerly associated with the Detroit Partnership
* born on January 12, 1896 in Alcamo, Sicily
* passed away in 1968

Montana, Leonard Jr. "Limping Lenny"
* soldier
* son of the actor Lenny Montana
* made in 1998
* owner of Enzo's Pizzeria
* reported to be still alive and living in Hollywood, CA

Musetta, Russell "Rusty"
* soldier
* son-in-law of Peter John Milano
* formerly associated with the Cleveland Mafia Family
* made in 1986
* born on September 23, 1952 in Cleveland, OH
* reported to be still alive and living in Cleveland, OH

Paduano, Robert George "Fat Bobby"
* soldier
* born around 1943
* reported to be still alive and living in Orange County

Palermo, Thomas "Tommy"
* consigliere
* born around 1908
* passed away in 1975

Pinelli, Salvatore "Sal"
* soldier
* made in 1975
* no longer living

Piscopo, Salvatore "Dago Louie"
* soldier
* made in 1947
* born on September 10, 1893 in Napoli, Italy
* no longer living

Polizzi, Angelo
* soldier
* made in 1950
* born around 1913 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away in 1976

Ricciardi, Thomas Dominick
* soldier
* made in 1977
* born around 1930 in New York City
* passed away on April 29, 1979 in Los Angeles

Rizzitello, Michael "Mike Rizzi"
* capo
* formerly associated with the Gallo Bro's of New York City
* born on March 29, 1927 in Montreal, Canada
* passed away on October 20, 2005 in prison

Sciortino, Samuel Orlando "Sam"
* underboss
* born around 1919 in Chicago. IL
* passed away on August 23, 1983 in prison

Scozzari, Simone "Sam"
* underboss
* owner of the Venetian Club
* born on January 7, 1900 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on January 14, 1974 in Los Angeles

Stellino, Frank
* soldier
* son-in-law of Nicolo Licata
* made in 1968
* no longer living

Vaccaro, John Joseph
* soldier
* owner of the Four Square Construction Co.
* born around 1940
* reported to be still alive and living in Las Vegas

Zangari, Rocco James "Big Foot"
* soldier
* made in 1980
* born around 1931
* reported to be still alive and living in Palm Springs, CA and Buffalo, NY

Nice chart NJBoy!

Here´s some additional names. These guys were all suspected made members during the 1960s:

Giuseppe Aleccia
Julian Antista
Antonio Campagna (retired in the 50s)
John Cascio
Arthur DiMaria (answerd to capo Joseph Dippolito; active in Las Vegas)
Frank Gruttadauria
Anthony Mangione
Nicolo Marchese
Charles Migliore
Salvatore Pizzo
Benny Rizzotto
Dominick "Mimi" Tripoli

Suspected members in the San Diego faction:

Filippo Damiano
Leo Dia

I have Joe Adamo, Gaspare Matranga and Sal Piscopo. Giammona was a member of the Modesto branch of the SJ mob, not LA. Most on your list were just associates. I didn't put associates on this list. Thanks for sharing, though. Cool list bro!!

Good stuff dudes

Thanks for the props Nicholas.

does anyone think there is a family still in the La area at all? with a boss , underboss, and a crew or two?

more like a few guys with some semi legitimate scams, although from time to time you hear about other families from back east having some scam or drug running operations from coast to coast without the involvement of the la crew. the real mafia in southern california is la eme, or the mexican mafia, primarily a prison gang with a very smart way of doing buisness. they make thier money mainly through extortion and drug sales.a typical shakedown envolves them approaching a street gang that deals in narcotics and demanding a percentage. if the gang refuses they let them know that we run the prisons and sooner or later you guys will end up in the system and if you dont pay, once you are arrested its green light time. more often than not the gangs pay.

The only real members of la eme are doing life in prison.
The Aryan Brotherhood being very similar, the real made guys are all doing life. Donald Mazza, an Orange County boy got patched in and He'll be out soon.

Nuestra Familia is an organization far more similar to the Mafia.

yeah isn't there a few Colombo and Gambino guys that moved out to Cali and sending money back east

NJBoy,
I have edited "my" guys and put them as suspected members.

The Mexican Mob are nothing on the street compared to the Italians. They do run the prisons in Cali, though.

Yes, if you saw Mukremin's charts on the New York guys, you'll see in the Gambino one Joseph Isgro, who is a Gambino soldier in the LA area, he owns a film company there I believe.

The L.A. Mafia still have 10 made men left, they are bigger than Cleveland and Tampa, and just a little smaller than KC.

The mob's presence out west today is almost non-existent. You could count all the made guys that are living in Nevada, Arizona, and California and it probably isn't above 15 or 20 at the most. And a good chunk of those are inactive.

agreeded ! And they can take that to any pawn shop they would like !

Hey Frosty, go home and get your shine box. Haha!! He's right about Cali, but not Nevada, the city of LV still have a lot of made men from different families living there.

living or active, big difference. sure some might call las vegas home but outside of loansharking and some prostitution, not much activity.

i agree with NJboy. Maybe Cali but not Nevada . Out of the 5 families who has the most action going on in the West Coast ?

according to Capeci, the Colombos called Donnie Shack out of retirement from Cali to come to NYC and serve on the admin cause they are that desperate for guys

sad state of affairs

trust ivy on this one 15-20 made guys, not all of them active. the most significant rackets might be drugs shipped out west to the east coast, my guess is the bonnanos and the gambinos.

Back in 2010 the Las Vegas Sun did an article that cited only 10 mob members still living there.

Retired guys I assume Ivy?

The article didn't elaborate but I that would be a good assumption.

Actually I saw an article that said Las Vegas had 15 actual made guys there.

Chicago has a soldier in Las Vegas. They always had a soldier there running things for them Since Marshall Caifano.

Mob activity in recent years, or lack thereof, tells us all we need to know. The 2003 raid of the Outfit-connected Crazy Horse Too strip club was the last big mob-related event over the past decade. In 2008, Gambino associate Salvatore Reale was ordered by a judge to return $4 million in a business deal but that's not exactly big news. The mob's sports betting networks still extend out to Vegas, and I imagine there is interest in some legit stuff like clubs, restaurants, etc, but that's pretty much it. You've got individual mafiosi living there or passing through but apparently not any permanent, active crews.

Thanks Ivy!!! I'll buy that.

Out of curiosity does anyone know where the members who've passed away are buried? I'm out here in Anaheim until Monday doing some celebrity grave hunting in and around Los Angeles. I wouldn't mind tracking down the gravesites of some of these guys for record purposes. Please let me know.

Mr. Morbid

The Mexican Mafia are the top of the food chain. You think they don't have enforcers out on the street to pick up the tributes from the street gangs operating on their territory?

The Mexican Mafia once gave the green light for a hit on the Governor of California. LCN have no such capability to carry out such an operation in 2012. La Eme have also infiltrated Government programs and have many contacts in very influential Government positions and the magnitude of their connections into organised crime has not really been fully unravelled or exposed.

What is for certain is that they have the capacity to frighten alot of very weary law enforcement officials who are under no illusions about the level of their threat. LCN put a threat out on the Mayor of New York? Erm, the FBI would round them all up for conspiracy in five seconds flat and the family would be busted.

Only brutal criminals with nothing to lose can scrap it out on the street and LCN and their fine living wiseguys just ain't up to much. They look dapper and have shiny shoes but that don't make a tough guy.

In fact in terms of violence and threat level and in terms of brutality and ruthlessness LCN are almost white collar criminals by comparison.

They wouldn't have the muscle to compete with the Mexcian Mafia. The only power they have is through their networks and through their political connections.

Apart from a few bruisers collecting debts they are not the killing machine that gave them such infamy and notoriety up until the 80's. From thereon in as John Gotti himself conceded the mob were "losing the streets".

Made Mafia members are pampered mamma's boys by comparison to the thugs who spent their youth and life slugging it out on the streets with bullets or mano o mano with shivs. Most made men these days probably haven't been in a proper fight other than gutter punching some joe schmoe nobody who knows who they are and isn't going to mess with them anyways.

They would be annihilated in a war with La Eme. These mama's boys would get their asses spanked in a street confrontation. That's the reality. Unless they contract out their muscle to a street gang or an Outlaw MC they have no capacity of their own to fight toe to toe in a turf war.

In fact I'm not sure they'd even be allowed. LCN bosses have too much to lose to even dip their toes into street confrontations. LCN are many things, organised, well connected and influential.
One thing they're not, in 2012 is 'tough'.

La Eme infiltrating and having contacts in government? That's redicuolus. They are a prison gang. All there leaders are locked up. That's how the organization works. They're only contacts on the outside are the gangs that pay them tribute for protection.

You think all these street gangs just pay up voluntarily to anonymous contacts? You really think that's it? You don't think Mexican Mafia members are on the streets? Have served sentences and are now back out onto the streets? Do you have any comprehension as to how big some of these street gangs are? You think they're paying up without a serious threat hanging over their heads?

The Mexican Mafia HAS membership on the streets! It has to. Once a member of a street gang has been promoted into La Eme that's it, his number one priority is to them. They are more organised than you are giving them credit for.

When they had the conflict with the Mongols the conflict was precisely because MEMBERS of La Eme were signing up for membership of the Outlaw MC without hierachal permission.

Mexican Mafia members and associates have already been arrested for infiltrating Government programs in the California region. it is not a secret. The ship has sailed on this one.

You don't became a multi-million dollar organisation by simply sitting in a joint composing street rhymes on a cigarette paper.

They had to impose their will on these street gangs. They didn't roll over for the fun of it. The Surenos are just lower orders on the food chain and the high command of all these street gangs either answers to or eventually themselves are promoted into the Mexican Mafia.

They control these gangs, so therefore these gangs are simply an extension of wht the Mexican Mafia itself wants to do. This makes them very dangerous. And also very difficult to stop.

The Mexican Mafia alone are one of the most powerful organised crime organisations in America, they own the turf that the street gangs operate on. It belongs to them, therefore the most powerful drug cartels have to work in co-operation with them on the West Coast and at this present moment in time the Mexican drug cartels are human trafficking, guns, arms, narcotics and also exporting drugs to Europe now.

the mob would never put a hit on a governor because they know it would attract to much attention. That is the reason the mob is so successful