The Chicago Syndicate: Nick Calabrese
Showing posts with label Nick Calabrese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nick Calabrese. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Nick Calabrese, Chicago Mob Hitman who Turned Government Witness has Died #FamilySecrets

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Nick Calabrese Former Chicago mob hitman Nicholas Calabrese has died, a source said Monday. A source confirmed to CBS 2's John Drummon...
Thursday, September 30, 2021

James Banks, Attorney & Banker, whose Father Represented Reputed Mobsters & Who's Bank was Affiliated with Operation Family Secrets Mafia Trial, Denied Video Gambling License

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Chicago attorney and banker James J. Banks, who has served on the board of the Illinois Tollways system for decades overseeing the state age...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Union Leader with Reputed Mob Ties “The only reason I’m standing here today is because my name is John Matassa.” Federal Judge “You pled guilty to a felony...That’s why you’re here"

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Five months after he pleaded guilty to embezzlement, a onetime union leader with reputed mob ties told a federal judge, “The only reason I’m...
Friday, August 03, 2018

Is the Answer to Who Murdered Sam Giancana on the Family Secrets Organized Crime Tour?

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A Mafia turncoat who ushered in one of the biggest Mob trials in US history is now sharing tales of his former life as a streetwise soldier ...
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...
Tuesday, December 05, 2017

John Ambrose, Ex-Deputy US Marshal, Who Leaked Info in the #FamilySecrets Mob Case is Punched by High School Wrestler

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John Ambrose , the former deputy U.S. marshal convicted of leaking confidential information to a reputed Outfit associate, was punched out a...
Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Examining the Crimes of the Calabrese Family #FamilySecrets

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Why are we so fascinated by the mob? Well, there's violence: garroting, shooting, stabbing; the thrill of men hunting men. Money: While ...
Friday, July 14, 2017

Family Secrets Mob Book by @JeffCoen is Indispensable to Know How Chicago Truly Works

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If you're interested in understanding the real Chicago—and there can be no serious understanding of this completely political city witho...
Friday, June 02, 2017

Feds want John "Pudgy" Matassa's union duties limited as reputed mobster awaits trial

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Federal prosecutors want a reputed Chicago mob figure to curtail his day-to-day duties at a local laborers union while he faces charges stem...
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. ...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Attorney for Roman Catholic Priest Who Plead to Conspiracy with Mob, Cries Foul on Feds

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The lawyer for a former prison chaplain awaiting sentencing for passing notes from convicted Chicago Outfit boss Frank Calabrese Sr. accused...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Did Father Klein Leak the Location of Mob Informant Nick Calabrese?

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Federal prosecutors in Chicago want to send a Roman Catholic priest to prison for five years for a crime that involved the Chicago mob and a...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Drug Kingpin Saul Rodriguez Seeks Deal Like That Given to Other Gangsters for Cooperating

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A drug kingpin whose testimony brought down a former Chicago cop and a murderous kidnapping crew is asking for a big break in his upcoming s...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Nick Calabrese Testimony to be Used at Sentencing of Rudy "The Chin" Fratto

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In this Intelligence Report: Federal prosecutors are winding up to throw the book at one of Chicago's top organized crime figures. The I...
Thursday, March 08, 2012

Mob Wives Chicago Cast

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As the second season of VH1′s ratings hit “Mob Wives” continues to captivate fans with the never-ending, real-life drama in New York, the ne...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Excerpt from Frank Calabrese Jr's 'Operation Family Secrets'

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I set myself up in the corner of the prison library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan, and banged out the letter ...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

Code of Silence for Reputed Mobster at Daughter's Wedding

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By the time many a man and woman get married, their families aren’t speaking to each other. In the case of an upcoming mob wedding in Chicag...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Feds Raid House of Frank Calabrese Sr. - Discover Hidden Recording Devices, Tapes, Notes, Cash, & Jewelry

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Federal agents say they discovered potentially incriminating tapes and notes -- along with almost $730,000 in cash and about 1,000 pieces of...
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, March 05, 2010

John Ambrose Sent to The Prison Where His Father Died

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A federal judge in Chicago said a former deputy U.S. marshal convicted of leaking information about the Operation Family Secrets mob investi...