The Chicago Syndicate: Angelo LaPietra
Showing posts with label Angelo LaPietra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Angelo LaPietra. Show all posts
Monday, August 03, 2015

Frank Calabrese Jr. Wrote Tell-all Chicago Mobster Book

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"I had a choice of two titles, right? Rat, or cold-blooded murderer. And I chose rat," said Frank Calabrese Jr., former heir to th...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Michael DiFoggio, Key Government Informant, Committs Suicide

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He was in tax trouble with the law. His marriage was on the rocks. His former pals in his mob-connected neighborhood had labeled him a “...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Frank "The German" Schweihs' Daughter to Star on "Mob Wives: Chicago"

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During his long career as a mob enforcer, Frank “The German” Schweihs gained a reputation as a fearsome hit man relied upon by the Chicago ...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Meeting Frank Calabrese Jr.

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It was a tattoo that almost got Frank Calabrese killed. He'd had it etched across his back while he was in Milan prison in Michigan: a l...
Sunday, October 09, 2011

The Chicago Way Ideas Week Tour

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There's this thrill running up my leg — and I haven't had it too often — but it sure has been tingling like mad ever since I heard a...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Oscar D'Angelo, "Mayor of Little Italy", on Mob Trial Witness List

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Two weeks from now Chicago's latest Outfit trial is scheduled to start in federal court. A trio of aging Chicago mobsters face racketeer...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Did Jerry Scalise Target Oscar D'Angelo?

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Mobbed-up thief Joseph Jerry “The Monk” Scalise allegedly targeted Daley mayoral pal and controversial lobbyist Oscar D’Angelo for a robber...
Saturday, October 02, 2010

Angelo "The Hook" LaPietra's Family Receives Discounted Chicago Water Bill

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City meter readers always seemed to have a hard time getting inside the Bridgeport home of the late Chicago mob boss Angelo "The Hook&q...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Jerry "The Monk" Scalise, Reputed Mob Jewel Thief, Freed from Custody

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Convicted jewel thief Joseph "Jerry" Scalise was ordered released from custody following Tuesday's decision by Judge Harry Le...
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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Lawyers Look to Ditch Reputed Mobsters Over Money

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Defense attorneys for two of the three Chicago hoodlums who were arrested last April for allegedly plotting bank heists, are asking to withd...
Monday, August 09, 2010

Reputed Mob Burglar, Jerry "Witherhand" Scalise, Makes Bid for Pre-Trial Release

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Chicago Outfit burglar Jerry "Witherhand" Scalise, who once grabbed a royal British diamond the size of an egg using his non-defor...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Angelo "The Hook" LaPietra's Former House Searched by the FBI

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Chicago FBI agents are searching the home of the family of Angelo "The Hook" LaPietra , the late and widely feared mob leader, the...
Monday, April 12, 2010

Reputed Chicago Outfit Jewel Thieves Arrested Outside of Former Home of Chinatown Boss

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Two career jewel thieves in the Chicago Outfit, who are among the mob's most prolific pilferers, have been arrested again-- this time ey...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Courtroom Outbursts Don't Prevent Life Sentence for Reputed Mob Crew Boss Frank Calabrese Sr.

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With the national media finally interested in Illinois corruption, it's too bad they were focused on Springfield's dancing monkey sh...
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Chicago Democrats and the Chicago Mob

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Barack Obama's key fund raiser, Tony Rezko, went on trial last week. It's important to take a broader look at America's most co...
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