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DiFronzo was a made member and the caporegime of the Elmwood Park Crew within the Chicago Outfit. [1] In 1965, he was sentenced to 10 years at Leavenworth Prison after he and two Outfit affiliates robbed a warehouse in Forest View, Illinois , of cigarettes, razor blades, and ladies' hosiery. [ 2 ]
Imprisoned syndicate leader Joseph Aiuppa chose DiFronzo to head criminal operations in Chicago's western suburbs over acting syndicate boss Joseph Ferriola. Eventually, he became one of several de facto leaders running the Outfit in Chicago. His brother, Peter DiFronzo, a "made man", was convicted of warehouse burglary in 1963. [3]
Some sources claim that Michael, along with Rudy Fratto, was or still is an Elmwood Park street boss under Peter DiFronzo, brother of Outfit leader John DiFronzo. [4] However, an in-depth interview of Michael Magnafichi by Outfit historian Joseph Fosco in 2011 suggested that Michael had not been actively involved with the Outfit for years. [5]
Born in Chicago, Marcello worked as a laborer for Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation from 1960 until 1973. [1]Marcello reportedly became a "made" member in the Chicago mob in 1983—a step that, a mob turncoat testified in 2007, required an individual to be of 100 percent Italian heritage and also to have participated in at least one killing.
John DiFronzo (1928–2018), nicknamed "No Nose", American mobster and the reputed former boss of the Chicago Outfit; Peter DiFronzo (1933-2020), brother of John DiFronzo (reputed to be the leader of the Chicago Outfit) and Joseph DiFronzo
"Reputed mobsters not charged in the Family Secrets case who are still powerful in the Outfit include John "No Nose" DiFronzo (deceased 2018), Joe "The Builder" Andriacchi, Al Tornabene (deceased 2009), Frank "Tootsie" Caruso, Marco D'Amico (deceased 2020) and Michael Sarno, law enforcement sources said," the Chicago Sun-Times wrote on ...
Armando Fosco Sr. (July 13, 1922 – February 5, 1987) was the American Secretary-Treasurer of Local 738 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. [2]According to FBI documents, the government believed Armando was a member of the Chicago Outfit. [3]
Lombardo earned the nickname "The Clown" from his joking demeanor and for his various antics, including grinning wide for mug shots and for departing a 1981 court appearance at the federal courts building in Chicago holding a Chicago Sun-Times newspaper in front of his face with a hole cut out so he could see.