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Mafia

S4 Ep7: Jimmy Fratianno (Part 2)

Mafia

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Fratianno had gained notoriety within the LA crime family as someone who was trustworthy, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. But as the landscape of the LA crime family changed, so did Fratianno's status. When LA crime boss Dominic Brooklier was sent to prison, Fratianno was approached about returning to LA and serving as co-acting boss. Acceptancing this offer would lead to a fallout resulting in Fratianno cutting ties with the LA crime family and putting his life at risk.

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0:00.0

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0:05.5

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0:21.9

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0:30.4

Previously on Mafia. During the first half of the 20th century, the Los Angeles Crime family was

0:38.6

one of the most notable Mafia groups in America, with a history of bootlegging, illegal gambling

0:44.6

operations and extortion. The LA Mafia earned its place as a powerful crime family.

0:52.6

After growing up in Merst in Cleveland's criminal underworld,

0:56.7

Aladina Fratiano, better known as Jimmy Fratiano, traveled to the West Coast.

1:02.8

Fratiano quickly gained a notable reputation in the LA Crime family,

1:07.6

winning the trust and favour of Mob Boss Jack Dragna.

1:11.4

He gets out to California and forms friendships with other Italian mobsters out there.

1:16.8

There is a crime family in Southern Los Angeles area. He connects with Jack Dragna, who is the Boss.

1:22.8

He connects with San Diego Mobster named Frank the Bomp Bomp and Serrow, who was kind of the

1:28.4

under boss or a capo who ran the San Diego crew and he and the Bomp will become good friends and

1:33.8

trust each other and do a lot of business together over the years.

1:37.1

Fratiano was known to be trustworthy and as someone who could get the job done.

1:43.2

In that culture he was an admired personality and they knew that Jimmy could carry out just about

1:53.0

whatever deed needed to be done and of course he proved over the years that he was white capable

2:01.2

of doing that. As an LA mobster, Fratiano was a part of several major hits including both enemies

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