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- J. Michael Niotta, PhD is an Italian-American writer, organized crime expert, TV personality, and president of the El Rey Beer Club. The great grandson and biographer of Los Angeles Mafia Don Jack Dragna-"perhaps the only classic 'Godfather' the city has ever known (LA Times)"-has authored 4 nonfiction titles and delivered programs for the Las Vegas Mob Museum, the Adventurers Club of Los Angeles, and the Order of Sons & Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA). He has also appeared as a crime expert on Paramount +, NatGeo, Disney +, Amazon, and the Travel Channel.- IMDb mini biography by: J Michael Niotta PhD
- J. Michael Niotta, PhD is an Italian-American writer, crime historian, and TV personality. The great grandson and biographer of Los Angeles Mafia Don Jack Dragna--"perhaps the only classic 'Godfather' the city has ever known (LA Times)"--has authored 4 nonfiction titles and delivered programs for the Las Vegas Mob Museum, the Adventurers Club of Los Angeles, the Order of Sons & Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA), and other organizations. He has appeared in a variety of documentaries and docuseries on Showtime, Paramount +, NatGeo, Disney +, and the History and Travel Channels. Niotta is an Iraqi Freedom veteran and the president and founder of the nonprofit El Rey Beer Club.- IMDb mini biography by: J Michael Niotta
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- J. Michael Niotta is the great grandson of Jack Dragna, the West Coast mafia boss from 1931 to 1956, who partnered with Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the racing wire service and ordered multiple attempts on the life of gambler Mickey Cohen, a dispute referred to as The Battle of the Sunset Strip.
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