the mob lost control of las vegas in 1966.
the mob lost control of las vegas in 1966.
when did the mob lose control of las vegas?
1966
after proving his value as a mob earner with bookmaking and loan sharking activities in los angeles, in 1947, in a large and secret mafia ceremony, jimmy fratianno became a made man in the los angeles crime family under mafia boss jack dragna. fratianno worked the various rackets often with fellow los angeles mobsters frank "bomp" bompensiero, leo "lips" moceri, dominic brooklier and louie piscopo. fratianno was also heavily involved in several mob murders, including the famed 1951 murders of the "two tonys", tony broncato and tony trombino on ogden street in hollywood, california. fratianno also helped murder both mickey cohen's enforcer frankie niccoli and las vegas and lake tahoe casino owner louis strauss known as (russian louie) for las vegas casino hotel owner benny binion. mr. strauss was attempting to extort money from binion, so binion had asked the los angeles crime family kill strauss in return for vacant land near fremont street in las vegas. in 1952, after these murders, and because he was earning money for the mob, jack dragna promoted fratianno to caporegime. after dragna's death in 1956, attorney and mob capo frank desimone became the new boss of the los angeles crime family. fratianno quickly became dissatisfied with desimone's leadership and in 1960, after serving a 6 year sentence for extortion, fratianno transferred to the chicago outfit. this transfer to chicago was authorized by john roselli and chicago boss sam giancana. fratianno still lived in california, and remained active in mob circles in california, las vegas, and reno, he remained closely associated with mobster frank (bomp) bompensiero. during the 1960s, while still on parole, fratianno and his wife jewel started their own successful trucking company. jewel officially owned the company, while fratianno was the actual manager. fratianno trucking business did well for several years, until the fratiannos ran afoul of puc regulations while building a freeway in el centro, california in 1966. in san francisco, fratianno also met famed attorney joseph alioto and his trucking business later obtained several loans from the bank alioto had founded. fratianno also attempted several times to build, own, or obtain a share in a las vegas casino, including the tally ho hotel-which later became the aladdin. due to the nevada gaming control board, those casino efforts failed each time. during this time period, the fbi was constantly monitoring his and frank bompensiero's movements. after hedging for many months, fratianno started providing inside information on organized crime to the federal bureau of investigation (fbi). in exchange for this information, fratianno received less scrutiny from law enforcement along with a small amount of money, a total of $16,000. fratianno's early fbi information was of limited value and never helped convict anyone. in 1976, when l.a. mob boss dominic brooklier was sent to prison, the los angeles family offered fratianno the opportunity to become the co-acting boss with louis tom dragna, so he rejoined the l.a. mob, transferring from the chicago outfit.
jimmy fratianno
these are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "lose control".









































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bullet::::1. "lose control" – 3:45









































bullet::::2. "lose control" (fred falke remix) – 8:14









































bullet::::3. "lose control" (michael morph remix) – 8:42









































bullet::::4. "lose control" (chewy chocolate cookies remix) – 5:24









































bullet::::5. "lose control" (neoteric remix) – 7:11









































bullet::::6. "lose control" (superbass extended remix) – 5:12









































bullet::::7. "lose control" (superbass radio edit remix) – 4:09









































bullet::::8. "lose control" (sei a remix) – 7:10









































bullet::::9. "lose control" (stockholm syndrome remix) – 7:29









































bullet::::10. "lose control" (kish mauve white noise remix) – 5:57
lose control (kish mauve song)