Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Reward Offered in Search for Mob Fugitives

Friends of ours: Joseph "The Clown" Lombardo, Frank "The German" Schweihs

Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that a reward of up to $20,000 is being offered for information leading to the location and arrest of suspected "Chicago Outfit" members JOSEPH "The Clown" LOMBARDO and FRANK "The German" SCHWEIHS.

Both LOMBARDO and SCHWEIHS have been the subject of an international manhunt since April 25th of this year, after being charged along with 12 other individuals by a Federal Grand Jury in Chicago with numerous violations of federal criminal law, including involvement in as many as 18 previously unsolved murders.

LOMBARDO, whose last known address was on Chicago's near west side, is described as a white/male, 76 years of age, 5'7" tall, 185 pounds, medium build, with black hair and brown eyes with glasses.

SCHWEIHS, whose last known address was in Dania, Florida, is described as a white/male, 75 years of age, 6' tall, 180 pounds, medium build, with gray hair and brown eyes and walks with a slight limp.If convicted of the charge against him, RUSSELL faces a possible sentence of up to 20 years of incarceration.

In announcing this reward, Mr. Grant said " In many of the investigations that the FBI conducts, we rely heavily on the assistance of the public. We're hoping that by offering a reward the public's attention will once again be focused on this investigation and will generate tips that could lead to the arrest of one or both of these fugitives."

Both men should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone having any information as to the whereabouts of either LOMBARDO or SCHWEIHS is asked to call the Chicago FBI at (312) 431-1333 or their local police department.