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Helen Vorhees Brach Murdered Over Outfit Greed

Posted on 13. May, 2011 by in History, Organized Crime

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This article was very difficult for me to write. This reluctance is largely due to the fact that it paints my father, Armando “Mondo” Fosco Sr., in a very compromising light. While I find this to be extremely painful, I also feel that, once all the facts are on the table, my father’s involvement in [...]

Chicago Outfit Member Rudy “No Chin” Fratto Finally Scams U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly For More Freedom

Posted on 18. Apr, 2010 by in Organized Crime

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The Chicago Outfit has an abundance of ‘made’ members that have nicknames related to distinctive physical problems, like No Nose and Scarface. The Fratto family is particularly famous in this respect, with such members as Louis “Cock-Eyed” Fratto and Frankie “Half-Ear” Fratto. After the news I heard the other day, I think Rudy “No Chin” [...]

Did John DiFronzo Murder The Man That Took His Wife’s Virginity?

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by in Analysis, Organized Crime

Before she met her current husband, Rose Mary DiFronzo (nee Rosemarie Masciopinto – aka Rose Mary Masco), was married to a slightly older man named Anthony DiVenere and pregnant by age sixteen. The two were married at Holy Rosary Church in Chicago on September 4, 1948. They had a son named Michael, who is known [...]

Rampant In Chicago, Organized Crime Tightens Grip On 51st Ward

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by in Organized Crime, Politics

The Duff Family, who were dear friends and close union associates of my late relative Jack ‘Romie’ Nappi, are purported to be extremely close with Mayor Richard M. Daley. For those of you that do not know of the Duffs, they are the bosses of a labor union that represents the men and women of [...]

Pasta Instead of Payoff: Mob Boss John DiFronzo And Illinois State Rep. Skip Saviano Are Both Handy In the Kitchen

Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by in Organized Crime, Politics

I recently learned that, in an attempt to stop pay-to-play politics in Illinois, a special commission organized by former assistant U.S. Attorney Pat Collins has made a number of recommendations to Governor Pat Quinn. So it strikes me as a bit strange that State Representative Angelo “Skip” Saviano is scheduled to cook dinner at the [...]