The Chicago Syndicate: Mark Polchan
Showing posts with label Mark Polchan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Polchan. Show all posts
Monday, December 05, 2016

Former Boss of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club forsees Hells Angels Takeover of Chicago

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“God Forgives, Outlaws Don’t.” That’s the menacing motto of the Outlaws motorcycle club, formed in the Chicago area in 1935, now with chap...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

Flashback: Prison Release of Betty Loren-Maltese Awakens Organized Crime Mystique of Cicero

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Prohibition was the law of the land when Al Capone took over Cicero in 1924, muscling his way in with gun-toting hoodlums on Election Day. ...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012

James Formato Sentenced to 4 Years Prison for Role in Mob Ring

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A former crooked Berwyn cop was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison. James Formato admitted he couriered mob cash and provide...
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Mark Polchan Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison

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Mark Polchan — a high-ranking member of the Outlaws motorcycle club who was also the righthand man to a Chicago mob boss — was sentenced Fri...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Jeff Pesek, President of Morton High School District, Linked to Mob Bombing Associate

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A local school board president in Cicero has ties to a notorious large-scale drug dealer as well as a ranking member of a motorcycle gang wh...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Michael "The Large Guy" Sarno Found Guilty of Racketeering Conspiracy

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Reputed Cicero mob boss Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno took a big fall Wednesday after he was convicted in federal court of a racketeering c...
Thursday, December 09, 2010

Ex-Berwyn Patrolman James Formato Testifies about His Role in a Mob-connected Burglary Ring

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A one-time crooked cop swore to tell the truth in federal court Thursday. Ex-Berwyn Patrolman James Formato testified about his role in a m...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Large Guy Trial Starts

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An unusual organized crime case began Wednesday in Chicago federal court. Prosecutors say there was an alliance between the Outfit and the O...
Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Peeking Inside Chicago's Modern Day Mob

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The trial of a reputed mob boss known for his wide girth and alleged penchant for violence will offer a peek into the inner workings of Chic...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Ex-Cop, James Formato, Pleads Guilty in Mob Case

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A former suburban police officer admitted that he took part in a mob-related ring of criminals responsible for robberies, burglaries and set...
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Casey "Whole Nervous System's Shot" Szaflarski Remains Behind Bars

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The new alleged king of video gambling for the Chicago mob told a federal judge Tuesday that his "whole nervous system's shot"...
Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Berwyn Businessman Casey Szaflarski Arrested on Federal Illegal Gambling and Tax Fraud Charges; Added as Eighth Defendant in New Indictment

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A Chicago man who allegedly helped a criminal organization run its illegal gambling activities was arrested today on federal gambling and ta...
Monday, February 08, 2010

Is Casey Szaflarski the King of Mob-Controlled Video Poker Throughout Chicagoland?

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Casey Szaflarski allegedly runs a multimillion-dollar video poker business for the Chicago mob. But he's the first to tell you he has a ...
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Sunday, June 07, 2009

Not Guilty Pleas in Chicago Mob, Motorcycle Club Racketeering Case

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Two men have pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering charges linked to organized crime in Chicago. Forty-one-year-old Mark Polchan and 85...
Monday, June 01, 2009

Top Outfit Member and Current Cicero Police Officer Face Racketeering Indictment

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Racketeering indictments have been handed up against a top Outfit member and a current Cicero police officer on charges that include armed r...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Racketeering Indictment Nabs Reputed Mob Boss and Police Officer

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A reputed mob boss, a police officer and five other men were charged Thursday in a sweeping racketeering indictment that alleges eight years...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Did Cicero Police Officers Help the Mob Fight the FBI?

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Federal authorities are investigating several Cicero police officers for allegedly trying to thwart FBI agents running surveillance on an Ou...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Attorneys Disqualified from Organized Crime Bombing Case

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A federal judge disqualified two lawyers Tuesday from representing a pair of defendants charged in a mob-related case with blowing up a coin...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Kyle Knight, Explosives Supplier of Mob Pipe Bombings, Pleads Guilty

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The man who supplied explosives in a mob- ordered pipe bombing of a Berwyn business pleaded guilty today and has agreed to testify against o...
Thursday, August 07, 2008

Details Emerge of the Chicago Outfit Connection to the Outlaws Motorcyle Club

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Just as the mob reflects only a sliver of Italian America, federal authorities say hardened criminals make up only a small portion of the Ou...