10 Facts About Frank DeSimone

Frank A DeSimone was an American mobster who was boss of the Los Angeles crime family from 1956 to 1967.

Frank DeSimone was sometime referred to as "One Eye" because one of his eyes drooped.

Frank DeSimone's nephew, Thomas DeSimone, was an enforcer for the Lucchese crime family in New York City.

Frank DeSimone was related to Simone Scozzari and Joseph Civello.

Frank DeSimone became involved in the mob, working to orchestrate one of the many botched assassination attempts on Mickey Cohen.

Jimmy Fratianno believed Frank DeSimone had rigged the election, and transferred to the Chicago Outfit after his release from prison a few years later.

Frank DeSimone is accused by some of ruining the Los Angeles family's reputation and integrity.

Nonetheless, Frank DeSimone was featured in Look Magazine in 1965 as one of the decade's notable figures in organized crime; Frank DeSimone sued the magazine for libel.

Jimmy Fratianno accused Frank DeSimone of ruining his extortion case defense case by not recording one of the defendant's key witnesses, a man who skipped town before being able to take the stand.

Frank DeSimone was later disbarred in California from practicing law because of his criminal activities.