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After the death of boss Frank Balistrieri, in 1993, members of the Chicago Outfit moved into the area gaining control over many illegal rackets in the Milwaukee area. [3] In 2024, boss Peter Picciurro and consigliere John Balistrieri, both died and it is unknown the current status of the family.
Mary Spicuzza and Bill Schulz of the Journal Sentinel give a sneak preview of their new podcast about the 1978 car bombing of August Palmisano and the Milwaukee Mafia.
Retired FBI Agent Gary Magnesen, a 26-year veteran of the agency, worked in Milwaukee from 1972 through 1980. During much of that time, he served on a team investigating organized crime and mob ...
For example, we detailed the lengths those in law enforcement went to to investigate a string of unsolved homicides believed to have been ordered by the Milwaukee Mafia in the 1970s.
Frank Peter Balistrieri (May 27, 1918 – February 7, 1993) was the crime boss of the Milwaukee crime family from 1961 to 1993. He was a central figure in the skimming of Las Vegas casinos during the 1970s and 1980s, and served several prison sentences.
August Palmisano (1928 – June 30, 1978), also known as Augie, was an American tavern owner.He owned Palmy's Bar, a tavern in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Palmisano was a reputed mobster and suspected informant.
Joe Pistone, or "Donnie Brasco," is famous for infiltrating the Mafia in New York in the '70s. Few are aware that he also worked undercover in Milwaukee. Joe Pistone, or "Donnie Brasco," is famous ...
Eyewitness (released in the UK as The Janitor) is a 1981 American neo-noir [4] thriller film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It stars William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, Morgan Freeman and James Woods. The story involves a television news reporter and a janitor who team to solve a murder. [5]