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The first objection in the recent extortion trial of Addison businessman Gene “Gino” Cassano came about five seconds into opening statements, when a prosecutor mentioned the term “juice loan.” ...

The FBI file on Lombardo stated the obvious ... Even though "the Clown" nickname stuck, in Chicago Outfit circles, Lombardo ...

It began when Frank Calabrese Jr. secretly cooperated with the FBI ... Chicago mobster. The case led to charges in nearly two dozen murders and helped dismantle the Chicago Outfit’s leadership.

Special Agent Siobhan Johnson said surveillance footage from both banks shows the person wearing a similar outfit and ... National Bank in Chicago Heights on Aug. 23. (FBI Chicago) Johnson ...

"Giancana was a very influential person in the Outfit," said Douglas DePodesta, special-agent-in-charge of the FBI ... how Chicago police detectives had the gangster's bungalow under surveillance ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For decades ... He was under round-the-clock FBI surveillance. Among the names mentioned in Lombardo's file was Daniel Seifert, a father, husband and ex-business associate ...

While the charges against Gene Cassano and Gioacchino Galione don't mention the mob, records show the underlying investigation specifically targeted the Chicago Outfit.