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The Mob in Rockford March 4, 1984

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Marie

Source: Rockford Register Star March 4, 1984 pg.1 pg.7

Addresses, Churches, Crime, Gambling, General Anthony Frank Conte, Charlie Vince, Chief Del Peterson, cocaine, Dan Doyle, Donald Gasparini, Douglas Roller, FBI, federal bureau of investigation, Frank Balistrieri, Frank Buscemi, Italian, Jan Wilhelm, Jasper Calo, John S. Leombruni, Joseph Maggio, Joseph P. Zammuto, Joseph Zito, mafia, mob, organized crime, Phillip Emordino, Phillip J. Emordeno, Rondinella Foods, St. Anthony Cathloic Church, Sunlite Dairy, Sunlite Dairy Company

The Mob in Rockford, pt. 3, 1984 – “Stigma annoys Italian community”

April 22, 2017April 9, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Register Star March 4, 1984

Crime, Federal office holder, General "capudecina", "Stigma annoys Italian community", "Sudy of Organized Crime in Illinois", 3-4-1984, a 1971 report of I I T Research Institute and Chicago Crime Commission", Alphonse "Scarface" Capone, Anthony Frank Conte, Antonio Musso, Charles Vince, Chief Del Peterson, Douglas Roller, Dr. Pepper distributorship, FBI, Frank Balistrieri, Frank Buscemi, Frank St. Angel, Hal Nelson, IRS, J. Edgar Hoover, Jan Wilhelm, Jasper Cako, Joe Lamb, Johm S. Leombruni, Joseph Maggio, Joseph Zito, mafia, Mary Misuraca, Matt Cicero, Musso lieutenant Zammuto, never indicted'vending machine company owner, part 3, people brought in from Sicily to work here, Phillip "The Tailor" Emordeno, Reliable Distributing Co., Rep. E. J. "Zeke" Giorgi, Rondinella Foods Inc., Sheriff Don Gasparini, Sunlite Dairy, Ted Bacino, The Mob in Rockford, Winnebago County State's Attormeu Dan Doyle

The Mob in Rockford – 1984, Pt. 2 of Series

April 20, 2017April 9, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Register Star 3/4/1984

Crime, gangs, General, Licenses, Prohibition, Rockford Police Dept. "Diamond Joe", "hidden ownership in liquor licenses", 1984, 200 pages of case files, arrested for "hidden ownership violation" of local taverns, arrested with brother FRank at mob conclave at Apalachin NY 1965, by Tom Schafer, charged with selling "mislabeled and diluted liquor", conviction for tax evasion, died in 1981 at age 75, extorted $15000 from Pater Zammuto, FBI, Frank was Springfield's mob boss, friend and business associate Philip Emordeno, Jasper Calo, Joseph Zito, mafia, Nino's Steak House, part-owner of Rockford Disposal Service?, The Mob in Rockford pt. 2, U.S. Freedom of Information Acts, Zito and Calo started Sunlite Dairy, Zito came to Rockford during Prohibiition

FBI classes for Rockford Police – 1940

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015Jan

Source: Rockford Register Republic May 11, 1940

General, Rockford Police Dept. "G" men, 70 policemen, D. K. Brown - FBI, FBI, federal bureau of investigation, J. Waldeman - FBI, Mayor Charles F. Brown, Police Chief Charles Manson, W.S. Devereaux - FBI

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