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Did the Chicago Outfit elect John F. Kennedy president?

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Did the Chicago Outfit elect John F. Kennedy president?

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 by Brian Freeman

A number of authors assert, based on claims by individuals who were linked in one way or another to organized…


One hundred years ago: Murder of ‘Big Jim’ Colosimo spawned one of the most powerful crime syndicates in American history – the Chicago Outfit

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Brian Freeman

Three weeks after his marriage to the beautiful singer Dale Winter, James Colosimo remained giddy, and nervous. Known as “Big…


Sixty years ago, Nevada entered the modern era of gambling regulation

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

Marshall Caifano, the Chicago Outfit’s overseer of casinos in Las Vegas, went by more than a dozen fake names before…


Las Vegas Mob stories attract Hollywood interest

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

Of the many Mob movies and television shows now in the works, several are focused on underworld figures who had…


Al Capone and the romantic holiday that triggered his demise

Posted on February 8, 2019February 9, 2019 by Geoff Schumacher

Ninety years ago this week, one of the most horrifying acts of violence in organized crime history occurred inside a…


A Midwestern Mob Murder Mystery

Posted on February 15, 2018March 21, 2018 by Brenda Hengel

Amid heavy snowfall during the winter of 1963, FBI agents and sheriff’s deputies in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, worked together to…


Boosting the boss

Posted on January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 by Misha Ray

Feeling disrespected and unappreciated, a rogue Chicago Outfit burglary crew robbed the suburban mansion of longtime crime boss Tony “Big…


Ten years ago, epic ‘Family Secrets’ trial crippled the Chicago Outfit

Posted on July 10, 2017August 2, 2018 by Misha Ray

The historic “Family Secrets” trial began 10 years ago in Chicago, finally bringing to justice several top Midwestern mobsters responsible…


Iconic Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone died 70 years ago today

Posted on January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 by Brenda Hengel

Al “Scarface” Capone, the ruthless yet media-friendly Chicago Outfit boss during Prohibition, died of natural causes 70 years ago today,…


Al Capone gun on display at Mob Museum

Posted on September 29, 2016October 19, 2016 by Brenda Hengel

A .38-caliber revolver believed to have been seized from Al Capone during a 1928 arrest in Miami is now on…


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