https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mob-the-outfit-today-salvatore-delaurentis/12890441/

Top Chicago mob figure James 'Jimmy I' Inendino worked as FBI informant

CHICAGO (WLS) -- James "Jimmy I" Inendino has always been known as a devoted Outfit member and lately known as one of the top leaders of the Chicago Mob. Now, the I-Team is revealing what has been unknown to most.

Inendino is listed in FBI records obtained by the I-Team as Informant Number 6931-C. Documents show his FBI connection dates back in the late 1960s and mid-1970s. This information did not appear to be common knowledge all the way up to Inendino's death of natural causes at age 80 this past week.

Inendino was rarely pictured in Outfit stories, despite being a rising star and eventually running the powerful Cicero street crew, according to mobologists.

Inendino's organized crime career spanned decades. His wake was held Monday after he died this past Thursday at age 80.

Now, an FBI record obtained tonight by the I-Team may come as a surprise to those who knew Jimmy "The I" Inendino. Some suspect "The I" stood for ice pick.

According to the FBI, Inendino was carried as an informant of the Chicago office under symbol number 6931-C from March 1965 until May 1969 and from May 1974 until March 1975.

Inendino was furnishing FBI information about truck cargo thefts, an area that authorities say was his specialty back in the day.

"I doubt that the Outfit knew that he was an informant for the FBI for two clear periods of time and I think what you have is clear on incontrovertible proof that he was in fact an informant. There it is in an FBI memo," said Outfit expert and author John Binder.

Binder told the I-Team that Inendino as an informant raises many questions for his mob associates.

"Did he get jammed up on something related to current stuff and did he agree to therefore cooperate with them? And, if he cooperated with the FBI, did he really cooperate big time?" asked Binder.

Binder says Inendino was eventually a made, blood-oath member of the mob and would have been lately reporting only to Salvatore "Solly D" DeLaurentis, considered by law enforcement to be the Outfit's current leader. DeLaurentis apparently signed Inendino's funeral book online: "thank you so much for what you did for my boys. I am having three trees planted in memory of you."

Now, the lingering question is: how long did Inendino cooperate?

"I would guess there's some shaking of heads and some maybe some concern. If he was cooperating later, when he was a full member and really knew stuff, that could cause quite a bit of concern," Binder said.

The two attorneys most recently listed on Inendino's federal cases did not immediately return requests for comment by the I-Team.

Fabulous article. Very disturbing, but a great article nonetheless.

And I think the real question here for us to ask is this, will Solly DeLaurentis still be "having three trees planted in memory of Inendino?" LOL

Thanks for posting this!

What the fuck!!!!!! FUCK THIS PIECE OF SHIT!!!!!! I can not believe this. I loved this guy. OH JIMMY YOU RAT FUCK I HOPE YOURE IN HELL RIGHT NOW. Please this can't be true!!!

I feel like I've been raped

You just said, quote unquote, "I feel like I've been raped?"

Well RC, then let me give you this savvy piece of advice, ok?

I know that Jimmy Inendino was one of your great heroes. Let's face it, you worshipped the guy, right! So even though you "feel like you've been raped, just make sure you don't call the cops like your hero Jimmy did, ok?

Poetic justice?...maybe

James (Jimmy Informant) Inendino was a valued "cooperator" and major FBI asset since at least the mid-1960s (at the earliest).

Carried under the secret FBI Informant code, #6931-C," internal FBI documents list him as one of their top rats since at least March, 1965, through May, 1969. And again, list him as being "active" in the 1970s as well.

But there's NO DOUBT that he provided very sensitive information about Chicago's underworld to a greater, or lesser, degree, for well over 50 years. WOW!

Many mobologists have speculated through the years that his nickname, "Jimmy I," was not a nod to his surname, but rather a reference to "Jimmy Icepick" because, supposedly, he was such a "tough guy."

We now know that this rat's nickname "Jimmy I' was really a hidden reference to "Jimmy Informant." LOL

I would never ever ever ever EVER call the cops for ANY reason. I'm on record saying I wouldn't even call the cops on a pedophile!!!

Let's stop talking about this. My blood pressure is alarmingly high right now

Slow the fuck down here gentlemen. Don’t believe what ABC 7 is digging up which is meaningless. A great friend of mine (RIP) worked for Jimmy for many years stealing trucks, doing some serious shit. You don’t think the Outfit back then would have found out he was a true rat? If he was a rat my friend I guarantee you he never would have lasted and they would have whacked him. This story is bs trying to get ratings.

LOL....Yeah, right! Keep telling yourself that. Maybe someday someone will believe it. He was FBI Federal "Informant" number #6931-C (Chicago Office). THAT is a fact, obviously. Those internal FBI memos and inter-agency reports are for FBI agents and their superiors, they don't lie. They lay out the facts. Whether you'd like to believe it or not....It's an "inconvenient truth!"

Get the f#ck out of here.....and i agree with Rush.....sametime if John Binder is a expert and you guys can confirm that or not for me ...expert tho wouldnt you be a little more careful towards your reputation labeling somebody like Jimmy an informant or is he the same guy that brought up DiFronzo as an informant soon as he passed.....unbeliveable.

Agreed Sonny. I just have to SMH at this story and roll my eyes.

Most wiseguys seem like selfish pricks. Why does it surprise anyone that they would betray their friends' trust?

Very true! And as history, underworld history, has proven to us time and again. NOBODY is above suspicion! NOBODY! And when it comes out in the wash, just as it did for Inendino, that he was, in fact, a rat, who could really be surprised at this info?

Certainly no-one who is a mature adult, is open minded, and really understands the lay of the underworld landscape. Only "fanboys" who are so swept up in the mystique of the mob, and are so butt-hurt, that their "hero's" reputation has been besmirched, would even dare to say a peep.

The Bonanno Family's boss Joe Massino, underboss Sal Vitale, consigliere Lou Tartaglione, capos Frank Lino, Richie Cantarella, Frank Coppa, etc., etc., etc......Colombo Family consigliere Carmine Sessa, capo Greg Scarpa, soldier Michael Franzese, etc., etc., etc.......Lucchese underboss Anthony Casso, acting bosses Al D'Arco, Joe Defede, capos Tumac Accetturo, etc., etc., etc.........

Need I go on???

Nearly every single mob family in the United States, and Italy too, have given birth to their fair share of rats! (Chicago included). So why is ANYONE on this board surprised that Jimmy Inendino was also a major rat!...One for 50 years I might add.

It may be unbelievable...but its obviously quite true! And backed up by FBI informant memos it appears.

Wow Chicago LE had so many “deep throats” back then, but I never suspected Jimmy I.

This is hilarious. For you fanboys out there if you're having certain thoughts right now don't be afraid to reach out for help.

Ralph there's something seriously wrong with you. I'm not kidding when I say you actually need help.






There were dozen of Chicago informants who were eleven discovered. It's not that hard to believe when the paper work says it in perfect English. And no one gives af about your friend wtf does he have to do with anything here.

Yep. Like most major U.S. cities. Some we learned about over the years. Most we didn't. Until after they passed away. (in fact, I suspect that most of them, even dead, their identifies are kept secret by the feds).

But at least this creep has been exposed for what he really was all those years.

I made some calls and I'm afraid it's all true my friend. Look, there's no one more upset about his than me. I've taken the rest of the week off from work. My bp is 195/162, I'm super nauseous and I have a headache from hell. What Jimmy did is absolutely unforgivable. Now my thoughts and prayers are with all the people he hurt. All the people he manipulated, all the innocent people he murdered and tortured. We know how these rats are

Theres nothing wrong with me sir. I love how you think I need help when it was Jimmy who ratted and destroyed lives. Do you even listen to yourself? Why are you on the side of a rat who killed innocent people and probably raped women??

I think you people are missing the big picture. Everyone's just fixated on their hatred for rats, but let me let you in on a little secret. Organized crime cannot even exist without some kind of cooperation with the authorities. It's inevitable. It's actually one of the things that keeps the gears of the machine oiled. Now who did he put away? Perhaps he only provided enough information to keep them happy so he could keep operating. Sounds like another Gregory Scarpa to me, and mob buffs worship that guy.

Wow! Great article. I think Solly D should probably cancel the trees being planted...

There has always been informants, confidential or official. Always have been, always will be.

LOL. Ya think BT? I completely agree with you on that one.

Maybe he can plant a few guys instead? LOL. Depending upon who this Inendino gave up, Solly may need to! LOL

Saying you have a screw or screws loose isn't taking the side of Jimmy I. Believe me when I say my opinion of you has nothing to do with him

What I got from the article is that he was an informant for a brief period in the 1960s and 70s, not all the way up until his death.

Also, can't tell if its trolling or not. Some of you are taking this waaaaaaaaay too hard.

Understand something good Liggio. "A rat, is a rat, is a rat!"

There is NO "qualifying" rat status! Once a fucking rat! Always a fucking rat! (Thats a fact of life).

I have to agree with NYmafia here. It doesn't matter if you rat for 10 seconds in 1965, you're still a rat and an absolute disgrace to humanity.