Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Feb 9, 2012, 11:16 am
America’s newest sweetheart is a chain-smoking Staten Island diva with a passion for plastic surgery. She’s Angela “Big Ang” Raiola, the latest cast member on the VH1 reality show “Mob...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Feb 8, 2012, 2:46 am
A Chicago man, who personally provided hundreds of dollars to an alleged terrorist leader with whom he had met in his native Pakistan, pleaded guilty yesterday to attempting to provide additional...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Feb 7, 2012, 10:36 pm
Kudos to Detective Shaved Longcock for breaking a disturbing story about the City of Chicago's soon to be released city sticker design being designed both by a reputed Maniac Latin Disciples and in...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Feb 7, 2012, 7:26 am
Federal agents busted several high-ranking Bonanno crime family members last week and charged them with racketeering and extortion, authorities said. Among those arrested in the joint FBI-Drug...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Feb 6, 2012, 10:58 am
It has been nearly five years since several top Chicago mob bosses were convicted in the Operation Family Secrets racketeering and murder trial. In this Intelligence Report: Why one of them, James...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Feb 5, 2012, 1:29 am
Deirdre Capone will be on many TV and radio shows in Chicago this week. You can see her complete calendar at her web site, www.unclealcapone.com. She will be speaking and signing books at the...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Feb 2, 2012, 11:10 am
My personal memory of hitman Tom Hanley dates to November 1979, when I was covering a federal court trial where he was a critical witness. Just before leaving to spend Thanksgiving in San Diego, I...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 29, 2012, 1:58 am
Mob Month: From Medellin to the Mob: Meet Ronin of the Underworld Kenny “Kenji” Gallo 1/31/2012 • 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 Room: Main...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 24, 2012, 10:53 am
Own Boardwalk Empire/Prohibition DVD Combo only at ShopPBS.org! (Exp. 1/31/12)
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 24, 2012, 10:28 am
FOX Chicago's investigators have learned that the state of Illinois has been ordered to re-hire a former mob bookie, and cut him a check for more than $100,000. Ralph Peluso was fired in 2010 after...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 24, 2012, 10:20 am
Security in this country is a huge issue; on a national level, and for corporations, prisons and individuals alike. This is where Berkeley Varitronics Systems comes in – a leading provider of...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 22, 2012, 1:49 am
Mob Month: UBATZ Documentary Screening with Salvatore “Ubatz” Polisi and Henry Hill 1/24/2012 • 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 Room: Main...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 20, 2012, 10:59 am
I Can Do It Ignite! an information packed weekend conference to occupy your mind with 20 minute bursts of incredible wisdom!
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 19, 2012, 10:43 am
Reputed Chicago mobster Joseph Scalise pleaded guilty today on the eve of trial to plotting a series of strong-armed robberies, including an armored car heist and the holdup of the home of a deceased...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 17, 2012, 11:09 am
Don't let their age fool you. That might be the message from prosecutors this week when three alleged Chicago mobsters -- Joseph "Jerry" Scalise, Arthur "The Genius" Rachel, and Robert "Bobby"...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 15, 2012, 1:41 am
Mob Month: Son of a Gun: How to Diss Your Hitman Dad and Keep Friends 1/17/2012 • 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 Room: Main Theater Childhood...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 12, 2012, 9:29 am
The highest-ranking leader nationwide of the Latin Kings street gang was sentenced yesterday to 60 years in federal prison, the statutory maximum, after being convicted at trial last April of...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 11, 2012, 1:37 pm
Leading Italian club Napoli has taken action to protect its players and their families following a spate of attacks that may be Mafia-related, Yahoo! Sports has learned. The Camorra crime syndicate,...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 11, 2012, 8:53 am
The U.S. Treasury Department called Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman "the world's most powerful drug trafficker" Tuesday. The fugitive Sinaloa cartel leader also got a boost from Mexican...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 10, 2012, 10:26 am
A mob museum slated to open soon in Las Vegas will trace Hollywood's portrayal of mobsters from the birth of the silver screen in a violence-fraught exhibit that organizers said is not intended for...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Jan 8, 2012, 1:26 am
Mob Month: How the FBI, Nevada Gaming Control and the IRS Took Down the Mob 1/10/2012 • 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 Room: Main Theater This...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Nov 1, 2011, 9:09 pm
A Democratic congressman compared the NCAA to the Mafia over how it controls the lives of student athletes. "I think they're just one of the most vicious, most ruthless organizations ever created by...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Nov 1, 2011, 4:14 am
“As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being President of the United States.“–Ray Liotta, Good Fellas One look at the cover of Mafia: The...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 31, 2011, 3:49 am
When is credit-card theft a good thing? When the culprits might otherwise be killing you. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says national gangs like the Bloods and Crips are becoming more...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 30, 2011, 10:12 am
A new portrait of John F. Kennedy based on interviews with those who knew him best, by Chris Matthews, bestselling Kennedy expert and host of Hardball. By following the journey of Jack Kennedy’s...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 29, 2011, 4:24 pm
Mark Polchan — a high-ranking member of the Outlaws motorcycle club who was also the righthand man to a Chicago mob boss — was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison for helping run a group of...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 29, 2011, 3:44 pm
“The Chin” has migraines. It’s no wonder why Rudolph “Rudy The Chin” Fratto, 67, a reputed Chicago mobster, takes medicine for the crippling headaches. Just a few months after he was released from...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 29, 2011, 3:30 pm
Federal prosecutors are preparing to throw the book at Chicago mob boss Michael Sarno, using a page from an I-Team story. In this Intelligence Report: Why the government's argument for a maximum...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 29, 2011, 11:08 am
According to information released by the FBI, 56 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty last year; 72 officers died in accidents while performing their duties; and...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 26, 2011, 2:51 pm
A co-defendant of a man reputed to be a top operative for the Chicago Outfit pleaded guilty Thursday in the rigging of contracts to supply forklifts for two trade shows at McCormick Place. William...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 26, 2011, 6:37 am
Criminals may have laundered around $1.6 trillion in 2009, one fifth of that coming from the illicit drug trade, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 24, 2011, 6:31 pm
The Chicago mob’s “Large Guy” could take a big fall — if federal prosecutors get their way. Prosecutors are providing a detailed look at reputed Cicero mob boss Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno’s ties...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 16, 2011, 10:57 am
Nothing personal, Las Vegas. It's just business. The Mob Museum is now known as the National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement -- swapping its original Las Vegas title for one more...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 14, 2011, 4:20 am
Italian writer Roberto Saviano, who has lived under police protection since penning 2006 bestseller "Gomorrah" about Naples' mafia, has won the PEN/Pinter International Writer of Courage...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 13, 2011, 4:20 pm
John Travolta’s upcoming movie about the notorious Gotti family has been put on hold due to financial issues, according to a report. The Hollywood actor is due to star as late Mafia boss John Gotti,...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 10, 2011, 7:59 am
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Wise Guy, Nicholas Pileggi’s true crime masterpiece and a book that has been described as “the best book on organized crime ever written.” Wise Guy chronicles...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 9, 2011, 1:47 pm
There's this thrill running up my leg — and I haven't had it too often — but it sure has been tingling like mad ever since I heard about Chicago Ideas Week. According to the website, "Chicago Ideas...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 7, 2011, 10:40 am
The hits just keep on coming at the Las Vegas Mob Experience, where a lender is now trying to foreclose on its property including artifacts provided by mob family members. The lender, GC-Global...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 6, 2011, 9:37 am
Where’s Bobby? That’s the question that has been on the minds of mobsters, law-enforcement officials and followers of organized crime since four mobsters and mob associates were indicted last week...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 4, 2011, 7:57 am
Ken Burns: Prohibitionis a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Oct 2, 2011, 7:20 am
If you've ever wondered whether retired gangsters such as Henry Hill and Frank Cullotta know which fork to use at dinner, here's a chance to find out at point-blank range. Next Tuesday, Hill and...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 30, 2011, 6:03 pm
A longtime Cicero Police officer was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for his role in a mob racketeering crew. In this Intelligence Report: Two sharply different portraits of former officer Dino...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 29, 2011, 3:44 pm
The lawsuit over control of the Las Vegas Mob Experience has grown more bizarre, with new charges that the Mob Experience manager feared for his life after a notorious gangster’s son demanded return...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 28, 2011, 2:23 am
Federal prosecutors yesterday charged three alleged members of the New England Mafia and three associates with extorting money from Rhode Island’s adult entertainment industry since the 1980s, a...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 27, 2011, 2:18 am

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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 26, 2011, 8:42 am
After a high profile trial in December 2009 in Perugia, Italy, American Amanda Knox was sentenced to 26 years in jail for the brutal murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Since then, Knox’s...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 22, 2011, 4:45 am
In 1934, an attempt to publish Georgette Winkeler's memoir was squelched by the mob. Found buried in FBI files 50 years later, the manuscript is now the focus of a new book, "Al Capone and His...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 20, 2011, 4:24 am
Revamped Image Consulting (RIC), an image enhancement consulting company, announces the First Annual Fashion Fetish Fete (FFF) event that will take place this weekend, September 24th at Chicago’s...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 19, 2011, 2:00 pm
According to the figures released today by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in 2010 declined for the fourth consecutive year. Property crimes also decreased, marking this the eighth...
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Joe B. posted an article on The Chicago Syndicate - Sep 18, 2011, 2:59 am
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy. Now, for the first time, they can be heard and read in this deluxe, illustrated book and 8-CD...
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