The Chicago Syndicate: James Marcello
Showing posts with label James Marcello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Marcello. Show all posts
Friday, January 29, 2010

Rudy "I'm a Reputed Good Guy" Fratto Heads to Prison and Yells at Blogger

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For years, Rudy Fratto has been dubbed a reputed top Chicago mobster. But Fratto sees its differently. “I’m a reputed good guy,” Fratto sai...
Friday, January 22, 2010

James "Little Jimmy" Marcello is Moving Back to Chicago

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Mob boss James "Little Jimmy" Marcello gets to stay in Chicago...for now. Judge James Zagel granted a motion this morning in fede...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

James Marcello Requests Prison Transfer Closer to His Family

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When top Chicago Outfit boss James "Little Jimmy" Marcello was sentenced in the fed's Family Secrets mob murder case , he exp...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Where Were the Spilotro Brothers Killed?

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For 23 years, it's been a mystery just where Chicago mob boss Tony Spilotro and his younger brother, Michael, were killed. CBS 2's J...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Family Secrets Jury Deliberations Were Systematic, Often Contentious

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The anonymous jury that decided the Family Secrets case was exhausted. After methodically working through stacks of evidence to convict four...
Monday, May 25, 2009

New Chicago Mob Order

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Last week's death of an old-line Chicago Outfit boss reveals some changes in the way the crime syndicate does business. As Chicago organ...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

US Marshal's Office and FBI's Relationship is Icy at Mob Leak Trial

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Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose sat in federal court on Thursday to hear lawyers portray him two ways: An honorable screw-up hoping to impr...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

It's Not the Hollywood Mob, It's the Chicago Outfit

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In the mobster movies, a car pulls up and heavy men in hard shoes get out. And in the quiet suburban house, the wiseguy turned government wi...

Mob's Secret Language Revealed

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Rub your stomach? That's code for John Matassa, also known as "Pudge" for his love of the sweets. Brush your nose? Must be tal...

Mickey Marcello is Reluctant Witness in Deputy US Marshal John Ambrose Trial

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FBI recordings caught brothers James and Michael Marcello anxiously discussing information in 2003 that their Chicago Outfit associate Nicho...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Secret Prison Video Highlights Testimony at Mob Leak Trial

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Secretly-recorded video of two Chicago Outfit members discussing mob hit man Nicholas Calabrese's cooperation with federal investigators...
Sunday, April 12, 2009

Deputy U.S. Marshal Trial to Begin on Monday

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Once known as a tireless bloodhound who tracked down fugitive gang leaders, deputy U.S. marshal John T. Ambrose now faces years behind bars ...
Friday, April 10, 2009

John Ambrose - The Mob's Babysitter?

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Top Chicago Outfit bosses described a deputy wiith the U.S. Marshal service as the "Mob's Babysitter." The deputy goes to tria...
Thursday, April 09, 2009

Chicago Mobsters Ordered to Pay Restitution

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Chicago mob bosses convicted in the landmark Family Secrets trial have already been ordered to spend the rest of their lives in prison. Now ...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Will Leniency to Nick Calabrese End the Chicago Outfit's Foundation of Fear

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Chicago Outfit hit man turned star government witness Nicholas Calabrese, who killed at least 14 men and wet his pants on his first murder a...

Mob Hit Man Nick Calabrese, Admitted Killer of 14, Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

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It was a judgment day like none Chicago has ever seen. Mob hit man Nicholas Calabrese, the admitted killer of 14 people, stood before a judg...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Brother of Mob Boss to Testify Against U.S. Marshal

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For months, Michael Marcello passed along key information about a top mob snitch during his 2003 prison visits to his half-brother, James &q...
Friday, March 20, 2009

Nick Calbrese's Lawyer to Seek Mercy from Courts

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A lawyer for Outfit hit man Nicholas Calabrese has asked a judge for mercy by noting Calabrese's decision to cooperate in the landmark F...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob by Jeff Coen

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Painting a vivid picture of the scenes both inside and outside the courtroom and re-creating events from court transcripts, police records, ...
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Friday, February 06, 2009

Will Multiple Mob Murders be Solved by Operation Family Secrets - Part Two?

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One of my loyal readers, Chicago mob boss James Marcello—captured on grainy federal recordings eating salty corn chips while discussing my c...