The Chicago Syndicate: Tony Spilotro
Showing posts with label Tony Spilotro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Spilotro. Show all posts
Thursday, March 07, 2024

The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story Through a Hitman's Eyes by Frank Cullotta & Dennis N Griffin

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" The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster " is a riveting exploration of the tumultuous life of Tony Spilotro , the infamo...
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, June 25, 2020

Jimmy "The Man" Marcello, Imprisoned Chicago Mob Boss, Claims Sentence is Unconstitutional Based on #SCOTUS Decision

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The highest ranking Chicago mob boss now in prison, Jimmy "The Man" Marcello , filed a petition in federal court to have his sente...
Monday, August 05, 2019

Attend a One-Day Conference "The Summit" to Discuss the Mob in Las Vegas at the @TheMobMuseum

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THE SUMMIT: THE MOB IN LAS VEGAS Date: September 21, 2019 Time: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Oscar B. Goodman Room Cost: Regular pric...
Monday, June 10, 2019

Cullotta: The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster, and Government Witness

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From burglary to armed robbery and murder , infamous bad guy Frank Cullotta not only did it all, in Cullotta: The Life of a Chicago Criminal...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

The Legitimate Wiseguy Movie to be Directed by Roland Joffe' Featuring the Story of Chicago Outfit Mobster Tony Spilotro and The Kid He Mentored

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He was one of the most ruthless, feared and notorious criminals ever to come out of the Chicago Outfit: Anthony ‘Tony the Ant’ Spilotro . No...
Friday, January 11, 2019

THE OUTFIT'S GREATEST HITS

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The Chicago Outfit's Greatest Hits from 1920 to 2001. 1920: Big Jim Colosimo is slain in his popular Wabash Avenue restaurant, making...
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...
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...
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Tony Spilotro and His Las Vegas #PokerMafia Crew

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Slick Hanner recalls his past association with Tony Spilotro and the "Poker Mafia " in his book: Thief! The Gutsy, True Story of ...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Book Reveals the Inside Story of the Law's Battle to Remove the Influence and Corruption of Organized Crime from Sin City's Streets and Casinos

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In 1971 , the Chicago mob, known as the Outfit, sent an enforcer to Las Vegas to keep an eye on its casino interests. When he wasn’t busy ta...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Dennis Griffin's The Battle for Las Vegas (The Law vs. The Mob)

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The inside story of the law's battle to remove the influence and corruption of organized crime from Sin City's streets and casinos. ...
Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Was Lefty Rosenthal a Double Agent for the FBI and the Chicago Mob?

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Retired FBI agent and author Gary Magnesen has changed his mind. He no longer believes the late U.S. District Judge Harry Claiborne was le...
Monday, December 07, 2015

Frank Cullotta is At Peace with His Past

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Frank Cullotta keeps reaching toward his face , trying to adjust something no longer there. His glasses. Cullotta just finished a series o...
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Thursday, November 05, 2015

Revisiting the Mob Career of Tony Spilotro

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Tony Spilotro, who would eventually be portrayed by Joe Pesci in the Martin Scorcese film "Casino," was born and raised in “The Pa...
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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Sam Giancana Memorabilia Subject of Courtroom Fight in Las Vegas

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A defunct Mafia museum claims an auction house sold dozens of articles once owned by Sam Giancana, though the museum owns them - having boug...
Monday, May 05, 2014

Review of "A History of Violence: An Encyclopedia of 1,400 Chicago Mob Murders"

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From his boyhood memories of the raid on a bookie joint under the Chicago apartment where he grew up to the murder cases he worked on as an ...
Friday, November 09, 2012

R.I.P. Wishes for True-Crime Author Edward W. Baumann

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Edward W. Baumann, a prolific reporter and author of true-crime books, worked at five Chicago-area newspapers over a career that spanned nea...