Jimmy Fratianno

Jimmy Fratianno

Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno (November 14, 1913 – June 30, 1993) was an American mobster based in Cleveland, Ohio, and later acting head of the Los Angeles crime family before becoming a US government witness. Fratianno was the most powerful mobster to become a federal witness until Sammy "the Bull" Gravano agreed to testify against the Gambino crime family in 1991.

Read more about Jimmy Fratianno:  Background, West Coast Mobster, Acting Boss, International Connections, Last Stages of Mafia Career, Government Witness, Murders

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