Flashback 1997: Chicago Mob Linked Fred Barbara; The House That Barbara Built

Flashback 1997 to Waste Age:

Wouldn't you love to own a company whose workers were so dedicated to their jobs, that when they took ill, rather than leave the company without manpower, they send a relative to work in their place instead? How about a 99 percent show-up rate by truck drivers when the temperatures are -10 degrees?

Incredulous as this may sound, this is commonplace at the Fred B. Barbara Family of Companies, headquartered in the heart of Chicago.

"Without my employees, I couldn't have done what I was able to do," said Fred B. Barbara, president and chief operating officer. "Employ-ees take pride in their work and this pride is directly reflected in service to our customers."

For a look at Fred's cousin's Bruno Caruso, Frank Caruso , and infamous uncle Fred Roti: check out what the Department of Justice calls a racketeering enterprise.