Chicago Mob 1978
This paper examines the goings-on of the "Outfit" in Chicago in the year 1978. The overriding theme of the year seemed to be the Chicago outfit's connection with Las Vegas. This connection seems to come up over and over in the articles I read. This was also the year James T. "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno become a FBI informer. I will give a sample of what was going on in Chicago each month of the year 1978. Not all that much happened in January of 1978 according to the newspaper. The article that I came up with dealt with phony ID cards that were for sale. The article says "it is startling to find that they (Las Vegas) were apparently ignorant of a phony identification card racket that had its office in that city and advertised all over the country." The article claims that the appearance of a Tribune article on this subject helped the Las Vegas officials learn of the Computer Security Card Co. They closed it down and arrested the man who ran it. February of 1978 was quite a bit more eventful in the scheme of things. First off there was the killing of five burglars who may have been killed after trying to independently "fence" stolen goods in Las Vegas. These men probably were killed because they
This was brought about because Fratianno learned he was implicated in a bombing death of Daniel J. Bernard Ryan, found shot to death in Stone Park. " He refuted all previous testimony in court. August brought more news about the Anthony Spilotro investigation. In this article Andrew Greeley denies the existence of an Italian Mafia. Some of his disclosures: Mob activities across the country are tightly controlled by a commission composed of members of 26 families from New York and Chicago. This earned him a spot with loanshark Sam "Mad Sam" DeStefano. To overlook Tony Spilotro and his role in shaping 1978 would be remiss. , would be the low bidder on the proposal contract. This war may have saw anywhere from 40-60 deaths, and Greeley purports that maybe 5 people (4 in New York and 1 in Pittsburgh) were killed in it. June's biggest story deals with Anthony Spilotro.
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