The attorney for prolific mob killer Nicholas Calabrese is asking a federal judge for a substantial reduction in his prison sentence given Calabrese’s “extraordinary” cooperation in the historic Operation Family Secrets mob case.
Attorney John Theis didn’t ask U.S. District Judge James Zagel for a specific prison sentence for Calabrese, who killed more than a dozen people for the Chicago Outfit, including taking part in the 1986 murders of Anthony and Michael Spilotro in the basement of a Bensenville area home.
Calabrese was the star witness in the Family Secrets trial, helping to convict his own brother, mob killer Frank Calabrese Sr., along with others including Outfit chief James Marcello and top Outfit leader Joseph “Joey the Clown” Lombardo.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Chicago Mob figure seeks lighter sentence: Admitted killer Nick Calabrese cites his cooperation with prosecutors
The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
