ROBERT GRANT (FBI): For the first time we have the heads of multiple crews indicted in one indictment. But at the time of their arrests in April of 2005, Robert Grant, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago office, said all were at or near the top of the ruthless Chicago mob's power structure. The rest are in their 60s, and some of these reputed tough guys while awaiting trial in jail have reportedly requested dentures and hearing aides. Joey "The Clown" Lombardo is now 78 and using a wheelchair. They're charge in connection with a wide range of crimes and more than a dozen previously unsolved murders.ĭAVID SCHAPER: When they appear in court this morning, the defendants in this sweeping conspiracy case won't seem too imposing. Jury selection begins today in the federal racketeering and conspiracy trial of five reputed Chicago area organized crime figures. "The Sopranos" may be history, but you can follow a real life mob drama now unfolding in a Chicago courtroom.
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