General Chicago Outfit Info Dumping Ground

[PolackTony]

They were close to the Bonannos and Jim Colletti was an ex-Bonanno member. Very close to the KC and STL Families too. A lot we don't know about them, especially with the info about the Northern Italian Senator in Wyoming they might have made.

Would bet the house they were a very small Family who selectively made members in the various towns in their jurisdiction without a huge concentration of "soldiers". There were members in Pueblo, Trinidad, Canon City, Denver, and possibly Rock Springs WY. Like we see with most small Families, other Families dealt mostly with the leadership.

I think in the Chicago origins thread we found the Palazzo Adriano element in the Chicago Family was connected to the one in Colorado. Would bet that's true for Burgio/Villafranca too as Cavita said the Rockford mafia had connections to Colorado via Villafranca.

Yeah, the DiGiovannis/DeJohns from Palazzo were connected to CO, and Outfit-connected union official Giuseppe Cardinale was naturalized in Trinidad, CO. I believe the latter was a relative of the infamous Sam “Diavolo” Cardinale and thus from Bivona.

[funkster]

Tony, checkout the fb group, someone just posted a pic that appears to be albie vena from his cnote days.

[Snakes]

Tony, checkout the fb group, someone just posted a pic that appears to be albie vena from his cnote days.

That's definitely him. Thanks for the heads up, Funk. Made me restart my Facebook just to see it (if only for five minutes)!

[funkster]

Tony, checkout the fb group, someone just posted a pic that appears to be albie vena from his cnote days.

That's definitely him. Thanks for the heads up, Funk. Made me restart my Facebook just to see it (if only for five minutes)!

Lol yup! Funny it was linked from a vanished Chicago post.

[Ed]

Since the issue of prostitution came up in the Chicago origins thread I think it's worth exploring.

Murray Humphreys clearly looks down on prostitution and denied that Gus Alex was involved in it:
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %20chicago

Informant T-4 said Frank LaPorte used to be involved in prostitution:
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %20chicago

Fred Morelli ran four houses of prostitution for Capone:
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %20chicago

The Chicago Crime Commission asserted that Gus Alex, Louis Arger and Louis Tornabene had a prostitution racket at the Sante Fe Hotel:
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %20chicago

An informant involved with prostitution reported that Lenny Patrick told her organization to expand by obtaining more girls for prostitution or else they would get into trouble:
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %20chicago

An informant says that Louis Arger, a lieutenant of Gus Alex, collects money from strip clubs that are involved with prostitution:
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %20chicago

A prostitute or former prostitute says that she has worked for Joe Aiuppa and Jimmy Allegretti in the past and serviced some members of the Chicago White Sox:
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %20chicago

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

[Antiliar]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

[Ed]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

Thanks Rick. Funny you should ask. There wasn't much on Liebling, but I tried to put together a story.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html

[PolackTony]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

Thanks Rick. Funny you should ask. There wasn't much on Liebling, but I tried to put together a story.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html

Nice!

[Ed]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

Thanks Rick. Funny you should ask. There wasn't much on Liebling, but I tried to put together a story.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html

Nice!

Tony,

You might recall, we briefly chatted about Liebling a year or two ago. Just writing about him now.

[PolackTony]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

Thanks Rick. Funny you should ask. There wasn't much on Liebling, but I tried to put together a story.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html

Nice!

Tony,

You might recall, we briefly chatted about Liebling a year or two ago. Just writing about him now.

I do, and glad to see that you were able to write something up on him.

I'm sure I speak for others in saying that I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the early 1970s member informant as well.

[Patrickgold]

Tony, checkout the fb group, someone just posted a pic that appears to be albie vena from his cnote days.

That's definitely him. Thanks for the heads up, Funk. Made me restart my Facebook just to see it (if only for five minutes)!

I saw that picture too. Definitely him Albie. Did you see the 12th street player pictures with Paul Caparelli? I just attached both

[Snakes]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

Thanks Rick. Funny you should ask. There wasn't much on Liebling, but I tried to put together a story.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html

Nice!

Tony,

You might recall, we briefly chatted about Liebling a year or two ago. Just writing about him now.

I do, and glad to see that you were able to write something up on him.

I'm sure I speak for others in saying that I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the early 1970s member informant as well.

Which one is Paulie in the top pic? I don't have my glasses with me lol

[funkster]

Tony, checkout the fb group, someone just posted a pic that appears to be albie vena from his cnote days.

That's definitely him. Thanks for the heads up, Funk. Made me restart my Facebook just to see it (if only for five minutes)!

I saw that picture too. Definitely him Albie. Did you see the 12th street player pictures with Paul Caparelli? I just attached both

Ha! Missed those.

Is Red persona non grata on the fb page now? I see the goof Ethan Benning posted a video of a Wemette Q&A and Luzi and Bill Farris both made cracks about not watching it.

[Antiliar]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

Thanks Rick. Funny you should ask. There wasn't much on Liebling, but I tried to put together a story.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html

Just read it. Another home run. Great reading and very informative.

[Patrickgold]

Some of the Intel about Outfit's involvement in the prostitution rackets came from Bernard Liebling. He was a restaurant owner who owed the Outift a large gambling debt. Action Jackson threatened him, so he turned to the FBI. Liebling was a prolific source. He might have supplied more Intel about the Outfit's penetration of legitimate businesses in the early 1960s than any other live source. Liebling furnished confidential info about Outfit's hierarchy and territory breakdown though that Intel was sometimes inaccurate. His symbol code was CG 6443.

Great info. Do I sense a future Rat Trap piece coming out?

Thanks Rick. Funny you should ask. There wasn't much on Liebling, but I tried to put together a story.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html

Nice!

Tony,

You might recall, we briefly chatted about Liebling a year or two ago. Just writing about him now.

I do, and glad to see that you were able to write something up on him.

I'm sure I speak for others in saying that I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the early 1970s member informant as well.

Which one is Paulie in the top pic? I don't have my glasses with me lol

He’s the one in the red shirt on the top one. On the second picture he is the one behind the guy in front. I’m sure Mike Polchan is in the top picture too but it’s to blurry for me to pick him out