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A New Era

Posted on 09. Aug, 2012 by in Announcements, Organized Crime

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A New Era

Hello my friends and readers.

Please excuse my extended absence from writing at ANP. I haven’t composed an article in roughly three months because I have been occupied with other things. I have been spending a great deal of time with my family and working on an amazing project that has the interest of some dynamic individuals who have as much concern about seeking justice as I do. I am unable to talk about my project publically now, but please know that when it is up in running, the entire world will know about it.

I know that sounds overly dramatic, but I truly believe something great may be in the offing.

I have not permanently abandoned my position at American News Post as an investigative journalist. I look forward to rejoining the writing team as soon as I have the time to do so. I am here today, though, to bring an end to an era in my work. When I do come back to writing in the near future, I intend to walk away from history pieces involving the Chicago Outfit in relation to my family.

One of the main reasons I began writing about the Outfit in the first place is because of how badly it compromised my life during the first decade of the new millennium. I am so happy those days are over.

The extortion that was aimed at me in the 2000s had a couple of different angles. One was the idiotic story that I had to pay up a newly discovered debt of my father’s regarding some unfinished union scheme from the late 1980s. This is a tall tale which I never believed for a second, nor ever claimed to. No one said blackmailers and extortionists have to be logical in crafting their plots. The other angle was my reputation. I was threatened that if I did not play along, Jack Cerone Esquire (son of late Outfit under boss Jackie Cerone) and convicted felon and Chicago Gangster Rudy Fratto would blackball me all over town, spreading terrible lies about me (a vicious act which they ultimately committed). This worried me nearly as much as the 2004 and 2006 FBI notifications that I was a murder target.

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  • Pagliaccio

    Thank you for the years of unique perspective that you have provided here. To my knowledge, this has been one of the best sources of information in regard to the Chicago Outfit anywhere. I look forward to reading articles that pertain to present day corruption.

    • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

      Pags,
      Thank you for the kind words. JF

  • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

    Dear Allen,

    Thank you for your comments. Unfortunately, due to a
    technical problem, we lost them. Please feel free to re-post as the problem has
    been corrected. In answer to your question, no, I am not done covering the
    Outfit. I will publish current articles on corruption, including any connection
    to organized crime, when new things occur. As far as the history of the Outfit,
    I will no longer write anything. However, I am happy to discuss history of the
    Outfit via email (jfosco@americannewspost.com).
    I am open to working with others on the history of the Outfit, however, only if
    such projects are for profit. Thank you.

  • DOM

    Joe, your articles on the outfit are outstanding as well as original. In my opinion, you provided more information about the outfit on this website that has ever been written in any book. I hope that continues… Looking forward to your new articles.

    • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

      Dear Dom,
      I appreciate your message. Thank you. My new articles are going to (I predict) make you happy. Remember, I merely gave up covering (via ANP) the history of the Chicago Outfit. Take care.
      JF

    • chrismatthewsisgay

      agree…i’m not aware of any other source like this on any organized crime group in the united states…and the comment section is just as informative as the articles

  • Big Joe

    Joe, is your life currently at risk, are you being forced to write this against your own free will? If this is the case please reply with “I am doing just fine” and I will assemble my commandos and rescue from whatever closet you are being holed up in? But first I need to get a beef sandweech.

    • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

      Big Joe,
      I assume you are not the person whose name is indicated in your email address. Therefore, I will respond to you. I am confident that my life will always be in some sort of jeopardy. Nonetheless, I am doing great. I am not going to stop living because of fear. My chances of getting killed in a car crash are as good as anyone else’s – that does not mean we should stop riding in automobiles.
      It has been roughly 10-years since Fratto and Cerone started to destroy me. It has been 6-years since the last FBI notification of a serious threat on my life and it has been nearly 5-years that I have been writing strong articles on several reputed killers who are still on the streets of Chicago, near where I live. I beat cancer (so far) and I feel that God wants me here for a reason. I believe I have recently discovered the reason that I am here on Earth and I am currently working very diligently to establish good things that I feel solidifies my reason for being here.
      Please look for my next piece which should be published sometime next week. Thank you.
      Take care. JF

  • gerry kolb

    Hi Joe,
    Hope all is going well with you. I appreciate that you’re going to help my family and myself with our book regarding the injustice that happened to our family from you know who. I would just like to tell your readers that I even offered you half and you refused it, just because you have such a tremendous heart to help others without personal gain. But hey, the offer is still open, either way, I know you said you’ve been busy. I have a lot of info to help and just waiting to hear back from you. Once again, you’re the very best Joe.
    Sincerely
    G

    • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

      G, all is going well. Thank you for your kind words. Talk to you soon…
      JF

  • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

    Attention readers:
    For those interested, please be aware that I have issued a postscript note, which is
    located directly under the article above. Thank you.
    JF

  • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

    Attention readers:
    For those interested, please be aware that I have issued an additional postscript note, which is located directly under the article above. Thank you.
    JF

  • Trapper

    Joe, does this mean that you’re no longer going to publish your book?

    • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

      Trapper,
      I have not started to write it yet. Too busy on other things. I will get to it sometime down the road. I could probably write it in a month, but I would focus on it 12-hours a day.

  • Nick

    Will look forward to reading the articles. There is nowhere else to read about current Outfit matters. (I used to be a member of the real deal forum but lost my password and it is impossible to get it again.)

    The Outfit sure seems to be lying low these days. FBI Chief Robert Grant just retired and said they still have a unit on it constantly (in addition to a unit on other forms of organized crime). It’s weird though because there haven’t been any arrests since Sarno and that was for stuff done ages ago. Guess time will tell.

  • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

    Dear Readers:

    Please be advised that more evidence has been hyperlinked in the article above. This was recently added, http://americannewspost.com/docs/jfosco/tollman1.pdf.
    Thank you. JF

  • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

    Dear readers:

    I am (again) adding to ANP’S online record of events pertaining to the
    victimization that (as you could see in my grandmothers own words – the affidavit
    published in my previous comment and in the article above) has harmed members
    of my family and I additional evidence in support of the article above.

    The following affidavit confirms my assertions that two Chicago based FBI agents
    lead others (especially my family and I) to believe that the Chicago Outfit was
    seeking to murder me. Here is the affidavit: http://americannewspost.com/docs/jfosco/demeoaffidavit.jpg

    Furthermore, please be advised that my attorneys affidavit has been published a number of times over the past 4.5 years. In support of the credibility of said affidavit,
    I wish to point out that (according to a source) someone contemplated filing an
    ARDC complaint against my lawyer in hopes of trying to prove that the threat on
    my life was not real and that my attorney committed perjury in the above linked
    affidavit. Side note: an online review of my attorney’s public ARDC record
    would prove that his roughly 40-year history as a lawyer is impeccable. Luckily
    for the person in doubt, she supposedly verified the truth of the affidavit
    prior to filing a false ARDC complaint against my attorney. It is a good thing
    the woman in doubt came to her senses, otherwise she would have been sued for
    libel and defamation (my attorney does not mess around – he would have sued her).

    According to the ARDC (ask them if you do not agree with me), anyone aware of a potential infraction perpetrated by an attorney is free to file an ARDC complaint,
    regardless of whether the whistleblower is the/a victim or not. In other words,
    anyone who is merely aware of potential wrongdoing allegedly committed by an
    attorney, he or she could file a complaint against the attorney in question.
    Therefore, I am able to point out that the Illinois ARDC has NOT made a
    determination that my lawyer’s affidavit is disingenuous. If anyone who is
    foolishly in doubt of said affidavit, the ARDC would be happy to help you come
    to terms with reality, however, remember that my attorney would not be happy
    about the false charge and investigation
    that he would be compelled to cooperate with in keeping his perfect record
    clean. Thank you.

  • http://www.americannewspost.com Joseph Fosco

    Dear The Don:
    After your recent cat and mouse situation, you reaffirmed that you have nothing but
    opinions and opinions of other people’s opinions to share. We at American News
    Post do not identify with your way of assessing matters. From this point, your
    emails are immediately directed to my trash bin. I have politely asked you to control
    yourself by refraining from contacting me; I pray that you do not make another
    email address to bypass my trash can. Please go on with your life, go outside
    and enjoy the fresh air. Perhaps you could mentor a child or help a sick animal
    in the wild. Please do something useful with your time. We only go around once,
    make your turn the best it can be. Goodbye sad soul.
    PS, On second thought, please do not try to mentor any children.