Dr Million Pills Compromised Gangster Emeritus Magnafichi
Posted on 21. Apr, 2012 by Joseph Fosco in Current Events, Organized Crime
It seems that we can add Outfit Lieutenant Emeritus Michael Magnafichi to the neigh on endless list of people allegedly victimized by the infamous Pusher M.D., Dr. Joseph Giacchino. For those of you unfamiliar with Dr. Joseph Giacchino, please click here to read up on him. For others who are not familiar with Mr. Magnafichi, [...]
Outfit Capo Lee Magnafichi
Posted on 18. Nov, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in History, Organized Crime
Eligio Magnafichi became the proud father to his second son, Lee, on January 10th, 1927. The name Lee is the Americanized version of Eligio. Eligio’s son, Lee, grew up in the Galewood/Montclare area of Chicago near Harlem Avenue and Grand Avenue. Lee was the third child of four children, which included Evelyn (who I know [...]
Sam “Moe” Giancana
Posted on 01. Oct, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in History, Organized Crime
Author’s note: My prerogative in authoring this article is to share my personal perspective about Moe, mainly because I do not want to repeat voluminous facts that have been stated countless times over the last 50-years in the public domain by informants, FBI agents, authors and various media personnel. If you are interested in this [...]
Sam (Dyno) DeStefano
Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in History, Organized Crime
Not quite one full decade into the twentieth century – September 13, 1909 – something occurred that would change the Midwest region of the United States of America for the next 63-years, seven months and one day. Sam “Mad Sam” DeStefano (known as Dyno to his Outfit cronies) was born. His legendary, blood-curdling reputation, replete [...]
Jimmy Kaulentis Backed Chicago Outfit
Posted on 16. Jul, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
James (Jimmy) Kaulentis, Chicago Mercantile Exchange guru, was allegedly very close to the infamous (and now late) Spilotoro brothers, Michael and Tony. Through this connection, Kaulentis met Outfit Capo Joe Lombardo, who is now serving a life sentence because of convictions in the landmark federal criminal case dubbed “Family Secrets.” However, one other Outfit bigwig [...]
Part II Of The Outfit’s Attack On Fosco
Posted on 02. May, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Announcements, Organized Crime
Dear readers, Because of a comment that came in recently on my previous article, Dr. Giacchino Helps Outfit Attack Fosco, I am compelled to share with you explicit details of my initial conversation with Giacchino leading up to the personal injury count against Joseph Vasselli. This article should help you understand more clearly the circumstances [...]
More Of Behind The Scenes With Gangster Magnafichi
Posted on 24. Apr, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
For those of you who enjoyed reading the first segment of “Behind The Scenes” with Chicago Outfit Lieutenant Emeritus Michael Magnafichi, I present you with additional behind the scenes moments. This segment solely pertains to the post interview conversation of the recently published interview with Michael Magnafichi. As most of my readers are already aware, [...]
An Interview With Gangster Michael Magnafichi
Posted on 09. Apr, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
In recent days I had the rare opportunity of interviewing a purported ‘made’ member of the Chicago Outfit, although, I did not ask him to confirm his ‘made’ status as a Chicago gangster. His name is Michael G. Magnafichi. From what I understand, Michael has been retired from the Outfit for at least 10-years. Please understand [...]
DiFronzo Authorized Hit On The Hatch
Posted on 02. Apr, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
The ownership of the now defunct CMS Trucking, Inc. of Melrose Park, Illinois, is the basis of an interesting story. The initials CMS stand for the last names of the three owners, Tony “The Hatch” Chiaramonti, Michael Magnafichi and John Spizzirri. Chiaramonti was a longtime Outfit enforcer, Magnafichi a longtime Outfit bookmaker and Spizzirri was [...]
Daddono III Part II
Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Analysis, Organized Crime
My previous article on William Daddono III might have been unexpected for some. For others, it could not come soon enough. Aside from the alleged ploys and schemes that I indicated in my previous piece, there is a lot of content that fits in between the lines. From 2000 to 2005, Bill and I were [...]
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