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A Wood Dale man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for running an illicit sports gambling ring uncovered as part of a larger federal investigation into the Chicago Outfit. Michael Frontier, 39, a former mixed-martial arts fighter who currently works for a national cannabis firm, pleaded guilty in January to one count of running an illegal gambling business. In a plea agreement with ...
A Wood Dale man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for running an illicit sports gambling ring uncovered as part of a larger federal investigation into the Chicago Outfit. Michael Frontier, 39, a former mixed-martial arts fighter who currently works for a national cannabis firm, pleaded guilty in January to one count of running an illegal gambling business. In a plea agreement with ...
While the charges against Gene Cassano and Gioacchino Galione don't mention the mob, records show the underlying investigation specifically targeted the Chicago Outfit.
The first objection in the recent extortion trial of Addison businessman Gene “Gino” Cassano came about five seconds into opening statements, when a prosecutor mentioned the term “juice loan.” Three days later, the proceedings abruptly ended in a mistrial after an FBI agent testified he was assigned to investigate “organized crime,” a term the judge had explicitly barred to avoid prejudicing ...
Verano Accused in Lawsuit of Illegal Interstate Marijuana Trafficking March 12, 2021 Marijuana industry giant Verano Holdings of Chicago was named in a federal lawsuit filed in Colorado by state resident Nicholas Nielsen on Monday. Verano Holdings currently runs eight cultivation facilities and 56 retail operations, with plans to expand to 76 locations in the near future. The company also recently went live on the Candian Stock Exchange with an estimated worth of $3 billion dollars. According to their own website, Verano “is a leading, vertically-integrated, multi-state cannabis operator...