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Jury Convicts 5 in 'Family' Affair

Posted Sep 10, 07 5:20 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Chicago’s top mob boss was one of five men convicted today in a trial federal authorities dubbed “Operation Family Secrets” after one defendant's relatives offered unprecedented cooperation. Testimony from the son and brother of alleged hit man Frank Calabrese was key in convicting him, along with three Outfit cohorts and an ex-cop, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Among the convicted were James "Little Jimmy" Marcello, allegedly Chicago’s top mobster, and legendary figure Joey “the Clown” Lombardo, once convicted of bribing a senator. The case centered on decades of gangland slayings, 18 in all. Though the jury convicted all five of racketeering conspiracy, the panel has yet to decide which defendants will face life imprisonment for murder.

Source Chicago Tribune

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family. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock)   (Associated Press)
Alleged mobsters Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo, left; Frank Calabrese Sr., center, and James Marcello, right, sit in federal court Tuesday, June 19, 2007, in Chicago in this courtroom artist's drawing...   (Associated Press)
Retired Chicago police officer Anthony Doyle arrives at Chicago's federal courthouse Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, for the reading of the verdict in the Family Secrets mob trial in Chicago. Doyle and four other...   (Associated Press)
Joseph Lopez attorney for Frank Calabrese Sr. an alleged member of Chicago's organized crime family , The Chicago Outfit, talks to reporters before he heads into federal court as jury selection begins...   (Associated Press)
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