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Jury Convicts 5 in 'Family' Affair

Chicago's top kingpin nailed in 'Family Secrets' case

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2007 5:20 PM CDT

(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.

family. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock)
family. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock)   (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 men, all charged with racketeering conspiracy, were convicted Monday of taking part in what prosecutors described as...
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 in the government's Family Secrets mob conspiracy trial Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in Chicago. Calabrese Sr. is charged with...
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)
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 as jury selection gets under way in the city's biggest organized crime trial in years. The three men and...
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)
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