Frankie LaPorte
Frank LaPorte | |
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Born | Chicago Heights crew | October 7, 1901
Predecessor | Vincenzo "Jim Emery" Amaratti (late 1920s - 1956) |
Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
Frank "Frankie" LaPorte (October 7, 1901 – October 30, 1972) was an
Background and relationship with Outfit boss Al Capone
Historians have little information on LaPorte's early life and background. Even his role in the Chicago Outfit is currently unclear.[2]
However, what is known is that LaPorte was considered a "
According to Laurance Begreen, Al Capone biographer and author of the book Capone: The Man and the Era, Capone was merely a "
Calumet City operations
Frank LaPorte is believed to have been the member of the Chicago Outfit who was most responsible for developing and maintaining the "Sin Strip" area of Calumet City.[4] Police avoided Sin Strip and risked violence if they tried to make an arrest.[5] In 1959, the state of Illinois conducted a police raid that resulted in 98 arrests and the seizure of business records.[6] An article published in Chicago Daily News on June 2, 1959, exposed LaPorte as being instrumental in the illegal activities in Calumet City.[6]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Who was Frankie La Porte? A new biography claims Al Capone shared power with an even tougher, but publicity-shy, gangster". Los Angeles Times.
- S2CID 143967420.
- ISBN 978-0252094484.
- ^ "Glitter Fades: Calumet City's Sin Strip Loses to Suburban Respectability". The Cincinnati Enquirer. June 17, 1962. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
Everything was on sale in 'Sin Strip' and policemen stayed away from the row. Any officer who tried to make an arrest was generally asking for a beating up.
- ^ ISBN 978-1609497330.