“The Balistrieri Tapes” was a twelve-part series originally published in the Milwaukee Sentinel beginning October 31, 1988. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is republishing select excerpts from the series.

Frank Balistrieri died in 1993 and his son Joseph Balistrieri died in 2010. His son John Balistrieri was released from prison in 1989, after the publication of this series. In 2014, the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied John Balistrieri’s request to reinstate his law license despite the recommendation of a court-appointed referee who said his conduct had been exemplary since his release.

https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/...ntinel-investigative-series/71145060007/

Part 6: "Top mobster Bonanno visited Balistrieri to discuss problems"
https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/...strieri-to-discuss-problems/71245735007/