James LaPietra

Deceased Person

1927 – 1993

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Who was James LaPietra?

James "Jimmy the Lapper" LaPietra was a Chicago mobster and member of Chicago Outfit. He was also the younger brother of mobster Angelo "the Hook" LaPietra.

A minor organized crime figure with arrests for burglary and rape, LaPietra was involved in labor racketeering and other criminal activities in Chicago's South Side. In April 1985, LaPietra was named by Stephen Ryan, a staff attorney for the President's Commission on Organized Crime, as a member of the Chicago Outfit. This accusation was based on testimony from labor union official John Serpico during federal hearings on labor racketeering.

James LaPietra died of natural causes in 1993.

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Born
1927
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
1993

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on July 23, 2013

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