Chicago mafia captain Albert Vena is the focus of an ongoing criminal inquiry which may include information from former mob lieutenant turned rat Jeff Hollingshead and wife Jillian according to sources.
Dubbed by Chicago media as the most dangerous man in the city Vena heads the Grand Avenue crew of the Chicago mob. The Hollingshead’s already dealt a blow to the Chicago outfit helping to take down Grand Avenue mobster Robert “Bobby Pinocchio” Panozzo. According to law enforcement sources, the feds are now pushing the mob couple for information on Vena as reported by Scott Burnstein and his gangsterreport.
“Albert (Albie the Falcon) Vena (mugshot)“
Jeff Hollingshead was pinched back in 2009 on racketeering and home invasion charges but was released on bond while awaiting trial. But in 2013 his bond was revoked on charges of firearm possession and he was sent back to prison leading to a series of events ending in him cooperating with the feds. Right after being locked up on the firearms charge his old boss Panozzo made sexual advances against his wife Jillian and later staged a robbery of the couple’s home. Authorities received information from mob informants that Panozzo sent mob associates including Paul Koroluk to steal cash and jewels from the couple’s house.
Hollingshead’s wife Jillian decided to go to the feds after the request for the stolen property to be returned were ignored and Panozzo’s sexual advances continued. She then convinced her husband who is facing a 40 year sentence to turn rat and the couple help the feds set up a robbery sting which netted Panozzo and his crew. Jillian also supplied the feds with what they believed to be a hit list of witnesses in the case against her husband. The feds believe Panozzo was attempting to locate these witnesses to kill them before they could supply feds with any testimony.Hollingshead admitted the list was supplied to him by a mafia lawyer and told to give it to Bobby that he would know what to do with it.
The criminal investigation into Vena has been ongoing for months and is reported to involve multiple agencies. The criminal probe may also prove to be a problem for Vena’s No.2 Christopher Spina. Known as Christy the Nose, Spina acts as Vena’s buffer delivering orders and messages from the Chicago mafia capo to others within the family. The 62 year old Spina has long been suspected of being an Outfit wiseguy, but has yet to be convicted of any mob crimes. If indictments are handed down that include both Vena and Spina it would be a real blow to the infamous Grand Avenue crew and the mafia in Chicago as a whole.
That Grand Avenue crew has definitely drawn far too much attention of late and the feds seem to have a hard on to clean house there. Wouldn’t be shocked at all if they take a stab at landing a big name like Vena sooner rather then later.
They have a real hardon he is the Feds top target they even got a waitress to were a wire in his restaurant
He is a nasty guy this guy very scary killed a lot of people and his crew are rough feds really want this guy. He had some drug dealer perez whacked a few years ago back in 2010 nasty that’d what i have read up about him
The girl had a good reason to flip look what bobby did But what I hear is she don’t want to testify against vena they have a real good relationship vena has some weird relationship with that broad. Jeff wants to he can bury vena and maybe hurt John difronzo he was seen a week before tony zizzo hit in 2006 at meeting with vena johnny no nose mike sarno and little tony. Then tony gets whacked. Not only that jeff was a Verna crew member they ran a glass company in las Vegas together Jeff and vena
do you think these guys are cashing it in though? or just extremely violent.You kind of feel that the chicago family are abit dead these days. Or are they just copying a word out of detriots book and staying under the radar’ish?
Dead no weakens yes. They are a lot weaker they membership is shrinking and so is there power.
They have always been under the rader they prob have another generation then it will begin to end
But there has been plenty of indictments to suggest they are still a viable family
2006 tony zizzo killed
2010 Mike sarno was convictedd (in court described as the boss ) received 25 years for arson and poker machines
2013 the lake side crew which are linked with the real crew cicero were busted for assault loansharking among the charges
2014Bobby pannozzo crew busted
2015mike Davis convicted and johnny capelrelli convicted
There has been other busts but forgotten the dates
It seems that the Feds really want this Crew. Especially since it took almost/around 30yrs to get Joey “The Clown”. Now,since Hollingshead and his wife like Vena,does anyone really think they’ll help in his downfall? I don’t, unless it’s the only way for their best deal
Vena is a indictment waiting to happen with or without hollingshead. Joey the clown had heat but nothing like vena the press call him the most feared man in Chicago for a reason
The wife gets on with vena and the husband defo used to though if the Feds press they might still testify but if they do that’s wrong from what I have read vena was good to then two