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Edward John DeBartolo, Jr. (born November 6 , 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio ) is an American businessman who developed Shopping Mall s as part of his father's ( Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. ) organization, and is probably best known as the former owner of the five-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League .

DeBartolo was heavily implicated in the corruption charges that led to the imprisonment of former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards . DeBartolo testified that he gave Edwards $400,000 in cash to influence the award of a Casino licence, claiming that Edwards extorted the money from him. Despite testifying against Edwards, DeBartolo was himself indicted and convicted of Misprision Of A Felony (itself a felony). He was fined $1million and received two years Probation , and was banned from ownership of an NFL team by commissioner Paul Tagliabue .

That legal battle led to another, and in the late 1990s Debartolo lost control of the team, ceding control to his sister and brother-in-law, Denise DeBartolo York and John York .

The DeBartolo family's alleged Mafia connections are described in detail in ''Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football'' by Dan Moldea. {Link without Title}