Legal Opinion
United States v. William Didomenico
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 1996No. 93-1134, 93-1135, 93-1136, 93-1604, 93-2008, 93-3434, 93-3435, 93-3513, 93-3514, 93-3515, 93-3516, 94-1831 and 94-3341PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The Chicago Outfit (the “Outfit,” the “Mob,” the “Mafia”) — the criminal enterprise whose most notorious boss was A1 Capone— operates through “street crews.” The twenty defendants in this mainly RICO case that charges predicate acts of extortion, bribery, murder, and other offenses were members of the Ferriola Street Crew, named after its boss from 1979 to his death in 1989, Joseph Ferriola. Ferriola was succeeded by defendant Infelise. The Ferriola Street Crew engaged in the usual “Mob” activities, in particular the protection racket (the collection of “street tax” from…
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