Monday, September 3, 2012

Mobster Jerry Scalise hit with 8 1/2 year sentence




August 29, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- One of Chicago's most notorious mobsters was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday. But Jerry Scalise's sentence wasn't as long as it could have been.
In this Intelligence Report: Why a federal judge did a favor for Scalise's lawyer.
At the age of 74, Outfit legend Jerry "The Monk" Scalise has what federal prosecutors call an "unbroken history of criminal conduct." So, Scalise wouldn't seem to qualify for favors or special treatment by the justice system. But, Wednesday, that is just what he received when his lawyer asked for a favor in open court; and, even more surprising, received it.
Even as he was a special consultant on the Johnny Depp film about Dillinger, federal authorities say Jerry Scalise was plotting crimes for the Chicago Outfit.
The FBI had Scalise and his burglary crew under surveillance, and in 2010, the trio was arrested in mid-scheme. Scalise pleaded guilty to planning the take down of an armored car and a break-in at the home of a deceased Outfit boss read rest http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/iteam&id=8791434

Where the Mob Keeps Its Money














A man hung fake notes during a protest in front of an HSBC branch in Mexico City last month.


Where the Mob Keeps Its Money by Roberto Saviano who is under police protection since '06 after he wrote a book about the Camorra mafia that caused him to need witness protection from the Comorra, sheds some light on the global financial crisis that has been a blessing for organized crime read the story on the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/opinion/sunday/where-the-mob-keeps-its-money.html?pagewanted=all


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