by Aunt+Baby » Tue May 13, 2025 5:07 pm
Camo wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 12:56 pm
Aunt+Baby wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 6:51 am
Cosmik_Debris wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 6:50 am
Aunt+Baby wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 6:44 am
On a lighter and immensely more appropriate note…
Anyone else find it totally wild that no one from the old Elmwood Park Crew ever did any real prison time? Those guys truly had that town on lockdown. One has to wonder if it’s still the same today. Skip Saviano is still town president right?
Cerone and WIllie Messino both did some pretty serious time.
True, but they’re the only ones. And both died at home
That’s really what I meant to say, is that compared to the rest of the prolific Mafia crews in the US, I don’t think one made guy from that crew got life. Which is astounding
I know he didn't but it's almost like Cerone got compassionate release, he was dead within a month iirc.
Definitely remarkable how few served serious time though. Seemed to be a general Chicago thing more than anything due to the extreme corruption.
It’s definitely unique to Chicago and we all know why that is, as you pointed out, but the old Elmwood park hierarchy in particular just seemed immune to heavy prosecution. Al Sarno, Capezio, Gagliano, Messino, Accardo, Cerone, Marco D, all of the difronzos, etc etc etc all died in their beds. And Fratto, Dote, & Abbinanti are all free & living it up
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On a lighter and immensely more appropriate note…
Anyone else find it totally wild that no one from the old Elmwood Park Crew ever did any real prison time? Those guys truly had that town on lockdown. One has to wonder if it’s still the same today. Skip Saviano is still town president right?
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Cerone and WIllie Messino both did some pretty serious time.
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True, but they’re the only ones. And both died at home
That’s really what I meant to say, is that compared to the rest of the prolific Mafia crews in the US, I don’t think one made guy from that crew got life. Which is astounding
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I know he didn't but it's almost like Cerone got compassionate release, he was dead within a month iirc.
Definitely remarkable how few served serious time though. Seemed to be a general Chicago thing more than anything due to the extreme corruption.
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It’s definitely unique to Chicago and we all know why that is, as you pointed out, but the old Elmwood park hierarchy in particular just seemed immune to heavy prosecution. Al Sarno, Capezio, Gagliano, Messino, Accardo, Cerone, Marco D, all of the difronzos, etc etc etc all died in their beds. And Fratto, Dote, & Abbinanti are all free & living it up