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It says The Clown was mistaken for Joe Lombardi in the article. Was this Joe "Pretty Boy" Lombardi? What was the story on him....anyone have any specific info? Juice guy. Did two separate stretches in prison, both for juice, once in the 70s and again in the 90s. It doesn't appear he was e...

It says The Clown was mistaken for Joe Lombardi in the article. Was this Joe "Pretty Boy" Lombardi? What was the story on him....anyone have any specific info? Juice guy. Did two separate stretches in prison, both for juice, once in the 70s and again in the 90s. It doesn't appear he was e...

It says The Clown was mistaken for Joe Lombardi in the article. Was this Joe "Pretty Boy" Lombardi? What was the story on him....anyone have any specific info? Juice guy. Did two separate stretches in prison, both for juice, once in the 70s and again in the 90s. It doesn't appear he was e...

Santino Collela is in one of the photos I have (below). He and his wife own a pizza restaurant that is very popular (Nick and Bruno's) in Franklin Park. Fond of scratch off tickets I see from reading up on him :lol: https://i.postimg.cc/FsJQ2fWY/Santino-Colella-2.jpg My buddy once told me Santino s...

https://chicago.suntimes.com/fbi-files/2024/11/15/joey-clown-lombardo-chicago-outfit-mob-boss-fbi-files Joey 'The Clown' Lombardo's FBI files show Chicago Outfit boss complaining about government inspectors Despite his penchant for humor, the late hoodlum comes across as rather grumpy as authoritie...

Well this is what I received today - 39 months and $160

The Musso-Giovingo faction war in Rockford from roughly 1928-1933 which saw liquor hijackings, arsons and murders on both sides and ultimately resulting in Musso retaining control over vice in that city with the February 1933 murder of Paul Giovingo.

April 3, 1956 Chicago newspaper. Anyone know anything about either guy here?

Cavita, it may not have anything new to you, but JD recently made a post on Rockford member Joseph Marinelli: https://lcnbios.blogspot.com/2024/10/joseph-marinelli-rockford.html Yes, everything here is what I already knew except a little more info on the Joe Roberts incident which I was not aware o...

Question for the experts. I recently requested two FBI files and was met with the response that these particular files may have been transferred to NARA, or the National Archives Records Administration. What is the rhyme or reason for this possible transfer as I've never had this happen before.

Mugshot of Lorenzo Buttice from his April 16, 1967 arrest for gambling at the Aragona Club, 320 Kent Street, along with Sam Spataro, 50, Calogero Giuliano, 50, Sam Saieva, 61, and Salvatore "Toto" Galluzzo, 64, manager, who was charged as keeper of a gambling establishment.

I just recently received the FBI files for Rockford LCN capo Lorenzo Buttice and I must say it was a little disappointing but then I had to remember that the FBI only knew about him from 1964 until his death in 1967. When Milwaukee LCN member-turned-informant Augie Maniaci clued the FBI in on Buttic...

August 8, 1962 32 year old Octavio Martinez and his 18 year old girlfriend Ann Bergman were forced into a car outside the mob owned Town Lounge. Martinez was shot and killed and his body dumped in the middle of Beltline Road. Bergman’s body was found a week later in some brush on a little traveled ...

August 8, 1962 32 year old Octavio Martinez and his 18 year old girlfriend Ann Bergman were forced into a car outside the mob owned Town Lounge. Martinez was shot and killed and his body dumped in the middle of Beltline Road. Bergman’s body was found a week later in some brush on a little traveled f...

Can anyone fill in any of the redacted parts in this 1993 OC file on Chicago? I do know the one that mentions Oak Park and River Forest is Carmine Esposito but how about the others? Particularly the one involved with John Cerone, Jr. The one associated with Cerone Jr. may be Tony Spavone's father. ...