▁one ▁of ▁the ▁emer ging ▁b oss es ▁of ▁the ▁Cam or ra . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁real ▁gu app o , ▁a ▁tall ▁and ▁strong ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁robust ▁phys ique . ▁An ▁impos ing ▁criminal ▁with ▁great ▁char is ma , ▁he ▁used ▁this ▁advantage ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁law g iver ▁in ▁his ▁area . ▁To ▁a ▁certain ▁extent ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁authorities ▁which ▁were ▁bare ly ▁present . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁citizens ▁turned ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁justice . ▁A ▁typical ▁episode ▁was ▁the ▁int im id ation ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁his ▁girl friend ▁pre gn ant ▁and ▁then ▁left ▁her . ▁Simon etti ▁asked ▁the ▁young ▁man , ▁if ▁he ▁preferred ▁sp ending ▁hundred ▁thousand ▁lire ▁in ▁flowers ▁on ▁his ▁marriage ▁or ▁his ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁often ▁mentioned ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁sla pped ▁the ▁not orious ▁American ▁gang ster ▁L ucky ▁Luci ano ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁at ▁the ▁race ▁track ▁of ▁Ag n ano . ▁However , ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁perpet r ator ▁was ▁Francesco ▁P iro z zi , ▁known ▁as ▁Cic cil lo ▁' o ▁francese , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁Cam or ra ▁b oss ▁Alfred o ▁Ma isto . ▁ ▁C ig aret te ▁sm ugg ling ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁Italian ▁government ▁re int rodu ced ▁a ▁state ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁to b acco . ▁However , ▁the ▁increasing ▁post - war ▁demand ▁for ▁c igare