Frank DeSimone (1909 – August 4, 1967) was the Boss of the Los Angeles crime family from 1956 to 1967. DeSimone, who was born and died in Los Angeles, California, was the son of former don Rosario DeSimone. He was sometime referred to as "One Eye" because one of his eyes drooped, in the same way as Charles "Lucky" Luciano.
DeSimone became a lawyer in May 1933. Soon after he turned to a life in crime. DeSimone was involved in one of the botched as...
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Frank DeSimone (1909 – August 4, 1967) was the Boss of the Los Angeles crime family from 1956 to 1967. DeSimone, who was born and died in Los Angeles, California, was the son of former don Rosario DeSimone. He was sometime referred to as "One Eye" because one of his eyes drooped, in the same way as Charles "Lucky" Luciano.
DeSimone became a lawyer in May 1933. Soon after he turned to a life in crime. DeSimone was involved in one of the botched assassination attempt on Mickey Cohen. Jimmy Fratianno signaled DeSimone after a meeting Cohen and DeSimone pulled up in a car with Frank Bompensiero, Leo Moceri, and another armed man. By the time they got passed his Cohen's bodyguards, Cohen escaped. DeSimone eventually made his way up to Captain (Caporegime) in the family. With a job as an attorney, DeSimone was able to avoid police scrutiny. His lawyer career was no front job however. In the 1940s and 1950s DeSimone served as lawyer for mobsters such as Jimmy Fratianno and Johnny Roselli as...
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