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James "Jimmy the Lapper" LaPietra (1927–1993) was a Chicago

Chicago

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mobster and member of Chicago Outfit

Chicago Outfit

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. He was also the younger brother of mobster Angelo "the Hook" LaPietra

Angelo J. LaPietra

Angelo J. "The Hook" LaPietra was a Chicago mobster and member of the Chicago Outfit, involved in extensive loansharking operations in the city's First Ward during the 1970s and 80s. He earned his nickname "The Hook" due to the way he murdered his victims—those that did not, or could not pay up...

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A minor organized crime figure with arrests for burglary

Burglary

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and rape

Rape

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, 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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