Simone "Sam" Scozzari (January 7, 1900 – 1980s) was a Sicilian mobster and a member of the American Mafia in Los Angeles.
When Frank DeSimone became boss of the L.A. crime family in 1956, he promoted Scozzari underboss.
[1] He entered the United States illegally in 1923 and eventually made his way west to Los Angeles.
When the meeting was raided by police, Scozzari was put on trial and ordered in 1958 to be deported for entering the country illegally.
When investigated, Scozzari said he had been unemployed for 20 years and that he was a retired businessman,[2][3] despite being arrested with $602 in cash and $8,445.30 in cashier's checks.