| Intro | American mobster |
| Was |
Criminal Mobster Gangster |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Crime |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1927 |
| Death |
1993 (aged 66 years) |
James “Jimmy the Lapper” LaPietra (1927–1993) was a Chicago mobster and member of Chicago Outfit. He was also the younger brother of mobster Angelo “the Hook” LaPietra.
A minor organized crime figure with arrests for burglary and rape, LaPietra was involved in labor racketeering and other criminal activities in Chicago’s South Side. In April 1985, LaPietra was named by Stephen O’Mallory, 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.