Los Angeles Crime Family
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:14 pm
In 1993, the Italian-American Mafia in Los Angeles, known as the Los Angeles crime family or the Dragna family, was a relatively small and diminished force compared to its peak in the mid-20th century. While still active, it was significantly less powerful than the powerful families in New York and other major cities. The family was primarily involved in traditional organized crime activities like gambling, loan sharking, and some drug trafficking.
The sources for much of the current information on the history of the Los Angeles Cosa Nostra family is the courtroom testimony and the published biographies of Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno, who in the late 1970s became the second member – and the first acting boss – in American Mafia history to testify against the Mafia.
The 1993 Era
Much of the crime family's activities have become unknown since the Las Vegas indictments. Law enforcement has moved its attention of organized crime towards street gangs such as Mexican and African American gangs who are far more prevalent and widespread. Until his death, Peter Milano was still believed to be the official Boss of the Los Angeles crime family. However, since the late 1990s, his involvement in crime along with other members had become greatly reduced. Some members, like Rocco Zangari and Russell Massetia, moved out of the state and left the family altogether. Other members, like Carmen Milano and Jimmy Caci died of old age with no younger people having to replace them. Los Angeles does not have a high concentration of Italians like the East Coast to support them, so recruiting new members is challenging. With Southern California's many racial groups, La Cosa Nostra faced an uphill battle to challenge the many street gangs in the area over criminal rackets. Law enforcement also considers East Coast Mafia members moving to California as a threat.
Now the family is run by Peter Milano
(OOC Information)
Our goal is to portray a real Organized Crime/LCN roleplay set in the 1993 any members that wish to join can find us IC and they might be added to our community, players who wish to join the faction need to have an American First name and a Italian/Sicilian Last name this is not 1940's and we dont roleplay as Al Capone, wish us good luck!
The sources for much of the current information on the history of the Los Angeles Cosa Nostra family is the courtroom testimony and the published biographies of Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno, who in the late 1970s became the second member – and the first acting boss – in American Mafia history to testify against the Mafia.
The 1993 Era
Much of the crime family's activities have become unknown since the Las Vegas indictments. Law enforcement has moved its attention of organized crime towards street gangs such as Mexican and African American gangs who are far more prevalent and widespread. Until his death, Peter Milano was still believed to be the official Boss of the Los Angeles crime family. However, since the late 1990s, his involvement in crime along with other members had become greatly reduced. Some members, like Rocco Zangari and Russell Massetia, moved out of the state and left the family altogether. Other members, like Carmen Milano and Jimmy Caci died of old age with no younger people having to replace them. Los Angeles does not have a high concentration of Italians like the East Coast to support them, so recruiting new members is challenging. With Southern California's many racial groups, La Cosa Nostra faced an uphill battle to challenge the many street gangs in the area over criminal rackets. Law enforcement also considers East Coast Mafia members moving to California as a threat.
Now the family is run by Peter Milano
(OOC Information)
Our goal is to portray a real Organized Crime/LCN roleplay set in the 1993 any members that wish to join can find us IC and they might be added to our community, players who wish to join the faction need to have an American First name and a Italian/Sicilian Last name this is not 1940's and we dont roleplay as Al Capone, wish us good luck!
