The Chicago Syndicate: John DiFronzo
Showing posts with label John DiFronzo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John DiFronzo. Show all posts
Friday, March 22, 2019

A Century of Chicago Mob Bosses

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A thumbnail history of Chicago's mob leaders. Dates are approximate. 1910 "Big Jim" Colosimo (1910 to 1920) . Chicago'...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Who is the Boss of the Chicago Outfit in 2018?

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Now that John "No Nose" DiFronzo is no longer running the Chicago Outfit, who will fill the void left by his death is an open que...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

John DiFronzo, Leader of The Chicago Outfit, is Dead

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The leader of the Outfit for more than a decade, notorious for his nickname and his cagey demeanor, died on Sunday-the ABC7 I-Team has learn...

Reports that John "No Nose" DiFronzo, AKA Johnny Bananas, Chicago's Top Mobster has Died

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Days earlier a “message” had been sent by Chicago mobsters, federal agents believed, when a small bomb exploded outside the home of the daug...
Monday, May 15, 2017

Chicago Outfit Boss Rudy Fratto Stiffs Feds

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Chicago Outfit boss Rudy Fratto has stopped paying restitution from a federal court tax evasion conviction and the government is going after...
Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Reputed mob debt collector Paul Carparelli's recordings read like low-grade gangster script

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Paul Carparelli may have fancied himself a rising star in the Chicago Outfit, but by his own admission he made a pretty lousy firefighter. ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Mickey Davis, Longtime Reputed Mob Associate, Convicted of Extortion

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A longtime associate of reputed Outfit bosses Peter and John DiFronzo was convicted Monday of extortion for threatening a deadbeat suburban ...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Mickey Davis and Peter DiFronzo, Fishing Buddies or Mob Associates?

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The mob-connected plot to break the legs of a deadbeat suburban businessman started at a dingy used car dealership in Melrose Park, federal ...
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Friday, January 09, 2015

Joseph Caffarello Dies from Shot by Off-duty Police Officer

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A clouted Rosemont man who came to local attention when he was photographed sleeping on the job as a tollway supervisor was shot and killed ...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Elementary School Construction Project Subcontractor Has Reputed Chicago Syndicate Ties

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A company with alleged ties to Chicago organized crime has been brought on as a subcontractor for a Park Ridge elementary school constructio...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Stolen Sewer Covers Allegedly Purchased by Junk Yard Tied to Reputed Mob Boss

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This story is courtesy of the Better Government Association: Thieves descend on suburbs to steal municipal sewer covers. How did they end...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

New Kings of Organized Crime Said to Support Al-Qaeda

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Although they are organized, the new mob in town doesn't look like the old one. The new faces of organized crime in Chicago, according...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Rudy "The Chin" Fratto's Dining Reviews

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Reputed Chicago Outfit lieutenant Rudy Fratto sat in a federal courtroom, with reporters filling the jury box a few feet away. His usual la...
Friday, January 29, 2010

Rudy Fratto Says that Not Paying Taxes for 7 Years Was Just a Mistake

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Rudy Fratto , reputed top lieutenant in the Chicago Outfit , proudly told me just before his sentencing on Wednesday that he'd never bef...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

John DiFronzo, Reputed Chicago Mob Boss, Connected to Two Constuction Companies That Receive Substantial Government Payments

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It’s called Omerta – the code of silence. It’s an old world Mob term that still applies here in modern-day Chicago. And when we started aski...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Chicago Mob Boss Dies

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One of Chicago's oldest, most powerful mob figures has passed away. ABC-7's I-Team has learned that Alphonse Tornabene died on Sunda...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

US Marshal's Office and FBI's Relationship is Icy at Mob Leak Trial

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Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose sat in federal court on Thursday to hear lawyers portray him two ways: An honorable screw-up hoping to impr...
Monday, April 20, 2009

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitgerald Testifes at Trial of Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose

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U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald testified today that the carotid artery in Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose’s neck was pulsating with stres...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

It's Not the Hollywood Mob, It's the Chicago Outfit

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In the mobster movies, a car pulls up and heavy men in hard shoes get out. And in the quiet suburban house, the wiseguy turned government wi...

Mob's Secret Language Revealed

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Rub your stomach? That's code for John Matassa, also known as "Pudge" for his love of the sweets. Brush your nose? Must be tal...