Nick Licata (other)
Nick Licata may refer to: *Nick Licata (mobster) (1897–1974), Los Angeles mobster *Nick Licata (politician) Nick Licata (born 1947) is a retired member of the Seattle City Council, having left office at the end of 2015 after being elected to five terms and serving 18 years. During his time on the council, he served as Council President and chaired numer ...

Nick Licata (mobster)
Nick "Old Man" Licata (born Nicolò Licata; ; February 20, 1897 - October 19, 1974) was an Italian American mobster who was the Boss of the Los Angeles crime family from 1967 until his death in 1974. Early life Licata was born on February 20, 1897 in the small Italian town of Camporeale, in Sicily (although his surname may suggest family origins in Licata). He was the son of Calogero and Vita, and had six brothers and two sisters. According to his records at Ellis Island, he boarded the Sant' Anna in Palermo at age 16 with $25. On December 5, 1913, Licata arrived in the United States and joined his brother Leonardo in Brooklyn. He later legally anglicised his first name to "Nick". During the 1920s Licata became involved in bootlegging in Detroit during the prohibition era. He eventually became a made man in the Detroit crime family. He left for Los Angeles after offending its boss, Joseph Zerilli. He endeared himself to L.A. Boss Jack Dragna who was able to convince Zerilli to cal ...
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