Mobster turned rat Frank Cullotta has died Thursday morning at the age of 81. Cullotta was friends and right-hand man of mob boss Tony “The Ant” Spilotro since they were both teenagers in Chicago carrying out burglaries and murder. In 1979 Cullotta moved to Las Vegas to join Spilotro, who had been there since 1971 … [Read more…]
The Feds are extremely concerned that the Flores brothers have a significant amount of hidden assets awaiting their release from prison. Pedro “Little Pete” Flores and Margarito “Junior” Flores, were the top distribution lieutenants in the United States for the Sinaloa Cartel’s infamous Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera. Throughout the 2000s they … [Read more…]
Arguably, the most infamous mobster of all time, the name Al Capone conjures up images of a tough, ruthless Chicago mob boss who made most of his money selling illegal liquor throughout America during Prohibition. Maybe you know him as the mobster who did so many bad things but the government was only ever able … [Read more…]
Chicago’s Cicero crew lost their gambling boss this week. Joe “Joe Grapes” Pascucci died of natural causes at the age of 87. Well known to the FBI, for decades Pascucci ran illegal gambling for the outfit in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs. He was last arrested in 2004 for his part in a multi-million dollar sportsbook from … [Read more…]
Marco “The Mover” D’Amico died this week aged 84. D’Amico was consigliere to Chicago Outfit don Johnny “No Nose” DiFronzo who died two years earlier from complications of his dementia. For years, D’Amico was most remembered for a bad mugshot showing him with thick glasses that magnified his eyeballs making them appear bulging. Chicago Outfit … [Read more…]
Richard’s Bar, a popular mob hangout on Chicago’s West Side was the scene of murder last week. Thomas Tansey 30, was arrested and has now been charged with murdering Kenny Paterimos in-front of the bar. Richard’s Bar is the longtime headquarters of the Chicago Outfit’s Grand Avenue crew which is run by well-known Chicago mafia … [Read more…]
Chicago detectives worked hard last year to clear hundreds of murder cases off their books. The oldest one from 1966 is that of Larry Stubitsch, a Chicago Outfit loan shark and partner of Frank “Frankie Breeze” Calabrese,” one of the most feared mobsters in the city’s history. Outside a popular lounge and known mob hangout … [Read more…]
Chicago mafia leader Joseph Lombardo passed away on Saturday at the age of 90 while doing a life sentence according to the U.S. attorney’s office. The aging mobster was dealing with various medical problems including throat cancer according to recent reports. It’s still unknown as to what the cause of death was. Lombardo known … [Read more…]
Paul Carparelli a reputed member of the Chicago mafia has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison on extortion charges. He was arrested back in 2013 for the series of extortion plots which involved top enforcers going around the country confronting deadbeat businessmen and debtors. The feds recorded various conversations from 2011 to … [Read more…]