General Chicago Outfit Info Dumping Ground

[SonnyC]

The guy in the back with the white hat on is my uncle, Frank Barrata. He was close with Accardo and Ricca, but probably closer with Ricca. I was told by Dominic Volpe something to the effect of "he was definitely in". Strangely enough Volpe told me he was a member of the "council", which the existence of I thought was nonsense at the time (late '90s), but has obviously been proven true. Was he really sitting on it? I doubt it.

This was Frank “Blackie” Baratta, who died in 1984? If so, makes sense that he would have been closer to Ricca, as he was from Taylor St (grew up by Bishop and Polk).

Yes, that's him.

[NorthBuffalo]

all good to know antimafia and thank you for the hello. i am looking to learn more about outfit, share my thought and projects and try to really figure out the 90s/2000s structure of chicago and the crews. it is not my intention to copy and past my work or others and really have never done so on gbb.

been looking into arizona outfit activity into 2000s and have a few names/questions for those who may know.
anthony m. boscarino- from what i could find he is a son of angelo and brother to nick. was indicted aug 2010 for on-line fraud linked to internet sports handicapping, imprisoned july.23 2013: 135 mths. i may have the relation to angelo and nick wrong, figured if anyone knew either way it is the guys on here.

joseph n. gagliano arrested in the famous ASU point shaving scheme in the 90s, which gagliano family does he hail from in chicago?
it appears after that bust gagliano got indicted for mtg fraud in scottsdale mar 2012, imprisoned oct 2013 and now is a "legit" sports handicapper. also owned and ran 15 car washes across state. that mtg fraud began june 2006+-
i mention the car washes because upon researching outfit activity in the area i came upon the dipiero/burgi gambling bust from 2008 that stretched from arizona-las vegas. the burgi part of the group was a lawyer named anthony burgi who in 1998 represented a defendant in ASU point scheme and was also in business with him. i believe that this person is either gagliano or vincent p. basso. i checked the mangiameles lawyer and benny silmans, a bookmaker from scheme and it is not theirs. basso to my knowledge never lived in arizona. burgi died in a single car accident where his dodge viper ended up under a tractor trailer in march.27 2007, never facing any prosecution on gambling charges.

very convoluted i know, but i'm looking at the possibility that at least gagliano and burgi could have been linked, with very outside possibility boscarino may have been part of this as well. boscarino, burgi and gagliano were all running rackets in same time frame in the state (2006-2010+-) with gambling probe of burgi going back to 2005. gagliano=mtg frauds, burgi=street level/internet gambling, boscarino=on-line fraud.

the dipiero part of group is one ralph s. dipiero and sons ralph III, chris. there seems to be no crime family dipiero hasnt been linked to in past from philly to the colombos. there were also 3 other gambling rings working together in arizona and one in vegas consisting of michael buono sr. and jr. and brandt england, steve prentky.

not my intent to force an issue was looking mostly for the gagliano and boscarino family connects. when looking into this outfit stuff...or not, if some of these indictments can be totally removed as possibilities it can only help clear up the picture in 2000s.

Anthony Boscarino of Tuscon is indeed the son of Angelo Boscarino who was killed in 67' and brother of Nick Boscarino who is currently in court with the son of Tony Borsellino. He was also indicted in Indiana on drug charges in 1990.

[funkster]

The guy in the back with the white hat on is my uncle, Frank Barrata. He was close with Accardo and Ricca, but probably closer with Ricca. I was told by Dominic Volpe something to the effect of "he was definitely in". Strangely enough Volpe told me he was a member of the "council", which the existence of I thought was nonsense at the time (late '90s), but has obviously been proven true. Was he really sitting on it? I doubt it.

This was Frank “Blackie” Baratta, who died in 1984? If so, makes sense that he would have been closer to Ricca, as he was from Taylor St (grew up by Bishop and Polk).

Yes, that's him.

Great info. Thanks for the photo it’s easily one of the greatest outfit photos of all time.

[SonnyC]

The guy in the back with the white hat on is my uncle, Frank Barrata. He was close with Accardo and Ricca, but probably closer with Ricca. I was told by Dominic Volpe something to the effect of "he was definitely in". Strangely enough Volpe told me he was a member of the "council", which the existence of I thought was nonsense at the time (late '90s), but has obviously been proven true. Was he really sitting on it? I doubt it.

This was Frank “Blackie” Baratta, who died in 1984? If so, makes sense that he would have been closer to Ricca, as he was from Taylor St (grew up by Bishop and Polk).

Yes, that's him.

Great info. Thanks for the photo it’s easily one of the greatest outfit photos of all time.

Sure, glad to share. Definitely generates some good discussion. It's been a long time, but I recall the photo came up in a conversation between Joe, my father and me. My dad did business with both Romie Nappi and Phil Mesi.

[SonnyC]

The guy in the back with the white hat on is my uncle, Frank Barrata. He was close with Accardo and Ricca, but probably closer with Ricca. I was told by Dominic Volpe something to the effect of "he was definitely in". Strangely enough Volpe told me he was a member of the "council", which the existence of I thought was nonsense at the time (late '90s), but has obviously been proven true. Was he really sitting on it? I doubt it.

This was Frank “Blackie” Baratta, who died in 1984? If so, makes sense that he would have been closer to Ricca, as he was from Taylor St (grew up by Bishop and Polk).

Interesting you know the name. It's not one you hear discussed. I know there is another picture out there with him, Chuck Nicoletti, and another guy but the photo is not mine.

[Patrickgold]

Interesting event that happened in Chicago recently. Joe Borsellino, the son of murdered Tony Borsellino, was recently involved in an incident. Joe has always been somewhat involved with the Outfit in regards that he is friendly with many of the Outfit guys like Tony Dote and even had a little gambling cafe in Oak Brook where they hung out. Well anyway, he was at a gas station on the west side of Chicago for whatever reason and a group of black kids tried to rob him and carjack him. He had a lot of money on him and decided to fight back. He had a hammer in the car and hit one of the kids in the face with the hammer and supposedly killed him. Supposedly he’s not in trouble bc it was self defense but interesting story.

[NorthBuffalo]

Interesting event that happened in Chicago recently. Joe Borsellino, the son of murdered Tony Borsellino, was recently involved in an incident. Joe has always been somewhat involved with the Outfit in regards that he is friendly with many of the Outfit guys like Tony Dote and even had a little gambling cafe in Oak Brook where they hung out. Well anyway, he was at a gas station on the west side of Chicago for whatever reason and a group of black kids tried to rob him and carjack him. He had a lot of money on him and decided to fight back. He had a hammer in the car and hit one of the kids in the face with the hammer and supposedly killed him. Supposedly he’s not in trouble bc it was self defense but interesting story.

I'm friendly with Lew Borsellino - did you know Nick Boscarino tried to dupe Lew and Joey into multiple scams? They have been suing each other in court since 2014. Interesting story as a guy named Frank Catalano via Boscarino loaned Borsellino money - eventually, Borsellino had to sell his boat to pay back Frank Catalano. The lawsuits are interesting to read - and surprising this plays out in a court room instead of the street.

[Patrickgold]

Interesting event that happened in Chicago recently. Joe Borsellino, the son of murdered Tony Borsellino, was recently involved in an incident. Joe has always been somewhat involved with the Outfit in regards that he is friendly with many of the Outfit guys like Tony Dote and even had a little gambling cafe in Oak Brook where they hung out. Well anyway, he was at a gas station on the west side of Chicago for whatever reason and a group of black kids tried to rob him and carjack him. He had a lot of money on him and decided to fight back. He had a hammer in the car and hit one of the kids in the face with the hammer and supposedly killed him. Supposedly he’s not in trouble bc it was self defense but interesting story.

I'm friendly with Lew Borsellino - did you know Nick Boscarino tried to dupe Lew and Joey into multiple scams? They have been suing each other in court since 2014. Interesting story as a guy named Frank Catalano via Boscarino loaned Borsellino money - eventually, Borsellino had to sell his boat to pay back Frank Catalano. The lawsuits are interesting to read - and surprising this plays out in a court room instead of the street.

Yes I am aware of that case. Crazy how this stuff goes to court when it involves these Outfit families.

[NorthBuffalo]

The guy in the back with the white hat on is my uncle, Frank Barrata. He was close with Accardo and Ricca, but probably closer with Ricca. I was told by Dominic Volpe something to the effect of "he was definitely in". Strangely enough Volpe told me he was a member of the "council", which the existence of I thought was nonsense at the time (late '90s), but has obviously been proven true. Was he really sitting on it? I doubt it.

This was Frank “Blackie” Baratta, who died in 1984? If so, makes sense that he would have been closer to Ricca, as he was from Taylor St (grew up by Bishop and Polk).

Interesting you know the name. It's not one you hear discussed. I know there is another picture out there with him, Chuck Nicoletti, and another guy but the photo is not mine.

Do you remember where the photo was taken? I recently saw a photo of Nicoletti, John Lardino and another guy taken at a wedding reception.

[Aunt+Baby]

The borsellino clan seem like absolute animals & clowns. Didn’t they beat some kid to death in the suburb of Lombard many years ago?

Is Joey borsellino the one with the kid who was a football player?

I recall that interview with Lewis years ago where he whined and cried about his precious lake house and various other luxuries getting taken away from him. He cried on camera about this

[RushStreet]

Borsellino's kids grew up with my mothers family. They went to school together at Montini.

She always said they were respectful to her & her friends so to each their own. Take it for what it is considering she's a female and we probably know why they came across that way. Nothing materialized though and once high school was over they lost touch.

[NorthBuffalo]

The borsellino clan seem like absolute animals & clowns. Didn’t they beat some kid to death in the suburb of Lombard many years ago?

Is Joey borsellino the one with the kid who was a football player?

I recall that interview with Lewis years ago where he whined and cried about his precious lake house and various other luxuries getting taken away from him. He cried on camera about this

Lewis was a trader who had a great business going at one point - someone conned him out of it. It was interesting them and Boscarino brothers being so close at one point - both sets of brothers had their fathers killed by the Outfit. Both sets of brothers then continue to hang on the fringe and do business with these people. Never ceases to amaze me.

[RushStreet]

Serious question......

If in fact they have been involved with the Outfit after their fathers passing, were they recently working for Sarno in the 2000s?