Originally Posted By: IvyLeague
Originally Posted By: ChiTown
On that subject, whose mob crew did Danny Leo come up in? Also is Bellomo out of the game?


What crew Leo originated from is still in doubt. It's active in the same geographic area Bellomo's is. But there was never a record of Leo being a captain before he was identified as the acting boss in 2006. The FBI said that he went from his position on the ruling panel to acting boss. They also said he had been one of the top guys for some time, assisting in making ceremonies, etc.

In 2009, a news article said Bellomo was on a "rotating panel" of recently released senior leaders running the family; the others included Benny Mangano, Ernie Muscarella, and Larry Dentico.

Originally Posted By: cookcounty
they don't understand how corrupt illinois really is


That's just it. You shouldn't equate general corruption in Illinois with the Outfit.

Originally Posted By: cookcounty
plus they think the syndicate just completely evaporated overnight


The fact that you have to make up a false, straw man argument is telling. Nobody ever said the Outfit evaporated overnight. But some do recognize the toll the last 30 years have taken; in terms of indictments as well as general attrition. Others apparently still think it's 1970.

Originally Posted By: 123JoeSchmo
Originally Posted By: Skinny
Damn it now we have two of them

lol


I'd be willing bet I've dealt with one, if not both, of these guys over on the RD forum. whistle


lol so Joe Fosco...whose father was a mobster and whose entire family and social network exist around the Chicago Outfit and was extorted by them himself has no credibility.

But a WASP from Utah who has never been near a big city (nor Italians) in his life does.

I gloss over your posts big guy...I'm sure a few people read them but I would assume most do not. Remember that next time before you waste your time.