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Zappi was a close cousin to Carlo Gambino and quickly ascended through the ranks of the Gambino crime family and was given his own crew to run in Florida. Zappi dealt in loansharking and bookmaking, but is most remembered for his involvement in the pornography racket, at the birth of the porn business in California Zappi sent William Haimowitz west to scope out territory and investment potential, Haimowitz made strong contacts with the Los Angeles crime family, primarily through Jimmy "the weasel" Fratianno. Zappi also had connections to mobsters in Cleveland and Atlanta.

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  • Ettore Zappi
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  • Zappi was a close cousin to Carlo Gambino and quickly ascended through the ranks of the Gambino crime family and was given his own crew to run in Florida. Zappi dealt in loansharking and bookmaking, but is most remembered for his involvement in the pornography racket, at the birth of the porn business in California Zappi sent William Haimowitz west to scope out territory and investment potential, Haimowitz made strong contacts with the Los Angeles crime family, primarily through Jimmy "the weasel" Fratianno. Zappi also had connections to mobsters in Cleveland and Atlanta.
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  • Zappi was a close cousin to Carlo Gambino and quickly ascended through the ranks of the Gambino crime family and was given his own crew to run in Florida. Zappi dealt in loansharking and bookmaking, but is most remembered for his involvement in the pornography racket, at the birth of the porn business in California Zappi sent William Haimowitz west to scope out territory and investment potential, Haimowitz made strong contacts with the Los Angeles crime family, primarily through Jimmy "the weasel" Fratianno. Zappi also had connections to mobsters in Cleveland and Atlanta. In Florida, Zappi became acquainted with a DeCavalcante crime family associate named Robert DiBernardo, whom he later allegedly sponsored as a member into the Gambino family. Zappi also forged ties with providence porn king Kenneth Guarino. His crew consisted of his son Anthony, Natale Richichi, Dibernardo, Guarino, Haimowitz and his brother Sam. Zappi was also associated with Bonanno crime family Capo Mickey Zaffarano and were partners in some of his porn operations.
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