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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 ...

FBI Share During the 2007 “Operation Family Secrets” Chicago Outfit trial in Chicago ... watching DiFronzo and his associates, including surveillance on an Elmwood Park delicatessen where ...

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.

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.” ...

That secret federal investigation marshaled dozens of agents and cunning surveillance ... In November 1959, the FBI began an aggressive effort against the Chicago Outfit, planting listening ...

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

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