File:LAPL Photos 31825 large Albert Marco Herald Examiner July 23, 1926.jpg

00106481 Title Albert Marco Collection ID Herald Examiner Collection Location/Accession HE box 2112 Date 1926 Physical Description 1 photographic print :b&w ;22 x 11 cm. on 22 x 11 cm. board. Notes Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Historical Data Albert Marco, born Marco Albori, was an Italian bootlegger who was active in Los Angeles during the Prohibition Era in the 1920s. Marco worked closely with Charles H. Crawford, who ran city politics along with Kent Kane Parrot, a powerful attorney involved in city politics. On June 28, 1928 Marco was arrested and put on trial for assault with a deadly weapon when he shot Dominic Conterno and Harry Judson. He was found guilty on two counts and was sentenced to two seven-year terms. He was paroled in 1933 and deported to Italy. He returned to Los Angeles in 1937 hoping to permanently stay in the United States, but he was denied and ordered to return to Italy. Description Photograph caption dated July 23, 1926 reads "Were the shots that wounded two men in the Ship Cafe at Venice on the night of June 27 fired by Albert Marco, alleged underworld king, or by Joe Moore, his burly bodyguard?" Subject Marco, Albert. Gangsters--United States. Organized crime--United States. Criminals--California--Los Angeles. Crime--California--Los Angeles. Portrait photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Format Photographic prints Reproduction Information Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information. Sub-Collection Name