Rocco Perri (Italian: [ˈrɔkko ˈpɛrri]; born Rocco Perre; December 30, 1887 – disappeared April 23, 1944) was an Italian-Canadian organized crime figure in Hamilton, Ontario. He was one of the most prominent Prohibition-era crime figures in Canada, and was sometimes referred to as "King of the Bootleggers" and "Canada's Al Capone." Born in the Italian town of Platì in Calabria, Perri immigrated to the United States, and later to Canada, in 1908.
Rocco Perri (Italian: [ˈrɔkko ˈpɛrri]; born Rocco Perre; December 30, 1887 – disappeared April 23, 1944) was an Italian-Canadian organized crime figure in Hamilton, Ontario. He was one of the most prominent Prohibition-era crime figures in Canada, and was sometimes referred to as "King of the Bootleggers" and "Canada's Al Capone." Born in the Italian town of Platì in Calabria, Perri immigrated to the United States, and later to Canada, in 1908.
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