funkster wrote: βThu Dec 10, 2020 8:11 am
Ah. Maybe I just havent noticed.
This is probably a tough ask, but any of you hardcore researchers (Snakes?) can estimate ow many major RICO indictments involving the Outfit came down through the years? I'm guessing the majority came in early and mid 80s.
Major RICO indictments? I'll give it a whirl. This doesn't include gambling cases for guys like Cortina or Angelini or stuff like Arnold and Grieco obstruction of justice from 1980. I also did not include Rudy Fratto, Matassa, or other small cases that were not tried as Outfit or Outfit-controlled operations. Did not include Harry Aleman murder trial as that was not tried as a RICO case. Most of the below were, I believe:
1981: Tony Accardo and Al Pilotto labor racketeering case
1982: Joey Lombardo and Allen Dorfman bribery
1983: Tony Spilotro Vegas racketeering case
1983: Casino skim case involving Aiuppa, Cerone, LaPietra, Lombardo, and Spilotro
1985: Joseph DiVarco racketeering case
1988: Albert Tocco racketeering case
1990: Ferriola Street Crew
1990: "Operation Safebet" (Outfit Prositution, credit card scam; involved Victor Spilotro)
1990: Pat Marcy and Fred Roti
1991: Chicago Heights street crew (Palermo, Guzzino, et. al.)
1991: Lenny Patrick (Gus Alex) Street Crew
1992: Rincon Indian Reservation, California (Carlisi, DiFronzo, et. al.)
1992: Sam Carlisi Street Crew
1993: Michael Castaldo (this was somewhat minor but I went ahead threw it on here)
1993: 26th Street Crew (Joseph LaMantia)
1994: Marco D'Amico Street Crew
1995: Frank Calabrese Street Crew
1999: Anthony Centracchio
2002: Cicero public corruption (Betty Loren-Maltese, Mike Spano, et. al.)
2005: Family Secrets
2009: Mike Sarno
Maybe I'm forgetting something obvious but those seem to be the major ones.