Wagner also helped initiate the recent investigation of the Outfit's favorite cop, William Hanhardt, former chief of detectives for the Chicago Police Department. It was a secret investigation, run off-site because of Hanhardt's vast intelligence network, and it sent fear through City Hall and police headquarters when Hanhardt was charged.Who could forget that Hanhardt got his job,as Chief of Detectives,from this gun control advocate who happen to be a "made member" of the Chicago Outfit?
Hanhardt later pleaded guilty to running a nationwide jewelry theft ring, aided by intelligence from local law enforcement. By pleading guilty, he spared Chicago, and himself, a trial.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Chicago Mob story will be summer blockbuster
John Kass reports on the James Wagner: