A Perspective On Corruption In Illinois
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime, Politics
In your standard dictionary, the word corruption is listed as such: cor·rup·tion /kəˈrəpSHən/ Noun: 1) the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt. 2) moral perversion; depravity. 3) perversion of integrity. 4) corrupt or dishonest proceedings. 5) bribery. Origin: Mid 13th century; Middle English corrupcio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin corruptiōn-, stem of corruptiō. [...]
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 [...]
Tony Caliendo, Drumhead And Ciotti
Posted on 26. Feb, 2011 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
Anthony “Tony” J. Caliendo, was born on October 13, 1943 and passed away on September 12, 2010. When Tony was a young man he was very close with “Blind Louie” Cavallaro, a business associate of my father’s in the 1960s. The combination of Tony having a rich history with a dear friend of my dad, Blind Louie, [...]
Vito Victorious With Five Year Sentence
Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
Originally, I would have been happy to see Vito “Drumhead” Scavo demoted to lieutenant. Going to prison for five years and losing his pension is a fantasy turned reality. The funniest part is that Scavo should be going away for a lot more than just five years. If I could give Scavo one piece of [...]
The ‘Drum’ Roll Ends With King Vito Scavo Dethroned
Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
If Ed Vrdolyak has not been assigned a new judge yet for his resentencing, I discovered the judge he had better pray for U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall. Her Honor cited former Governor George Ryan’s sentence when she decided to give “The King of Melrose Park” (what a wonderful turn of phrase Mr. Scott Drury) [...]
Vito “Drumhead” Scavo And Michael Wynn – The Modern Day Odd Couple
Posted on 09. May, 2009 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
On May 5, 2009, I was a fixture at the Scavo trial. Seated right next to me was my dear friend Dan Coglianese Sr., of Proviso Township School District. Tom Breen created some excitement as he focused on the involvement of disgraced Police Chief Fits (yes, there are multiple disgraced police chiefs in this case) [...]
No Rimshot For Vito ‘Drumhead’ Scavo As Andersson Takes The Case
Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by Joseph Fosco in Organized Crime
On the morning of April 23, 2009, I rushed to the Dirksen Federal building in Chicago with a postal money order in hand. I needed it to secure the services of the U.S. Marshals Office to serve the defendants in my civil RICO complaint (which accuses members and associates of the Chicago Outfit of extorting and [...]
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