Milwaukee outfit

[cavita]

Oh yeah... Lefty spoke with Mike Sabella, who in turn contacted Riela

[JeremyTheJew]

I believe Brasco (Pistone) vouched for Tony Conte (who was really FBI agent Gail Cobb) through Lefty and they set up the meeting with Balistrieri

it was about stolen art I believe. I think it was him who Balasteri didn't trust. then pistone had to hide in chi

[cavita]

I believe Brasco (Pistone) vouched for Tony Conte (who was really FBI agent Gail Cobb) through Lefty and they set up the meeting with Balistrieri

it was about stolen art I believe. I think it was him who Balasteri didn't trust. then pistone had to hide in chi

I've never heard any of that before- what Balistrieri was convicted of in 1984 was trying to extort Tony Conte's (Gail Cobb) fictitious business, Best Vending. I believe he also went down on gambling charges as well.

[B.]

Based on FBI docs from the 1960s, "Outfit" was a regional term used by many if not most mafia families in the midwest. I've never seen anything that points to it being a more formal name like we sometimes see with "Cosa Nostra" or "Mafia", just a casual way members in those areas referred to the organization. As other families dwindled away and Chicago became more popular in the media, I'd guess it took hold of the name. Along the same lines as "life imitating art", I would guess the members themselves were influenced by the media / publicity and eventually adopted "the Outfit" as a more formal name in their minds.

With the Aiello problems in the late 1920s, some Chicago members fled to Milwaukee / Madison so there is a connection between some of the early membership (plus connections we don't know about) but Milwaukee was its own family as far back as the 1910s with no known roots in Chicago. Chicago became much more involved in arbitrating disputes and meddling in Milwaukee activities in the 1950s as the family was having internal issues and sought Chicago's influence. By the 1960s, all mafia families in Wisconsin and Illinois were under Chicago's influence though they remained their own independent families

[Pogo The Clown]

Milwaukee has certainly had its share of visitors. The French missionaries and explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans. Actually, it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land."


Pogo

[Kash]

Did you guys see this documentary about the Milwaukee Mob that Villain posted in another section? Very informative..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCFHBKucBvU

God bless him because he cant help it but that thing is tough to watch because of that guys speech impediment.

[cavita]

Milwaukee has certainly had its share of visitors. The French missionaries and explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans. Actually, it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land."


Pogo

Nice quote from Mr. Cooper!

[SILENT PARTNERZ]

Milwaukee has certainly had its share of visitors. The French missionaries and explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans. Actually, it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land."


Pogo

Safe to assume you are a Packers fan?

[Pogo The Clown]

I think one of the most interesting things about Milwaukee is that it's the only American city to elect three Socialist mayors.


Pogo

[davidf1989]

Was Frank Balistreri a suspect in blowing up Lefty Rosenthal's car? As he was known as the Mad Bomber and probably had a role in the Vegas skim.

Here is an article about him where it makes the case that he probably ordered a hit on Rosenthal.

https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs ... owerful-go

[Pogo The Clown]

Was Frank Balistreri a suspect in blowing up Lefty Rosenthal's car? As he was known as the Mad Bomber and probably had a role in the Vegas skim.

Here is an article about him where it makes the case that he probably ordered a hit on Rosenthal.

https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs ... owerful-go

The bombing was never authorized but I suspect I know who lit the fuse and so did the powers that be.


Pogo

[aleksandrored]

What exactly does the term "The Outfit" mean? In my language there is no translation of this term.

[KCMOb]

What exactly does the term "The Outfit" mean? In my language there is no translation of this term.

It's a slang term for a unit/organization/company. It was used a lot in Western movies as a term for a gang or posse.

[aleksandrored]

Thanks for the explanation.

[Philly d]

What exactly does the term "The Outfit" mean? In my language there is no translation of this term.

It's a slang term for a unit/organization/company. It was used a lot in Western movies as a term for a gang or posse.

Actually i hear it more in old war movies