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VIDEO: Feds Hit Pay Dirt In Chicago Mobster's Basement
Friends of Ours ^ | 03/24/10 | Friends of Ours

Posted on 03/24/2010 6:24:35 PM PDT by AtlasStalled

The FBI yesterday raided the suburban Oak Brook home of Chicago Outfit killer Frank Calabrese Sr., sentenced to life in prison following his racketeering conviction involving multiple murders in the 2007 Family Secrets trial, and seized evidence which "could unlock unsolved mob mysteries" as reported by Chuck Goudie for WLS:

What Frank "The Breeze" Calabrese may have hidden in his basement, hoping no one would ever find, are the family secrets yet to be revealed. * * * When they got inside, authorities came straight to the basement, where they removed some family pictures to find a false wall next to a clean out pipe. Hidden there and elsewhere in the Calabrese home, FBI agents say they found envelopes of cash totaling more than $728,000. They also found seven loaded guns, one wrapped in a paper towel. According to authorities, the guns are believed to have been used in Outfit hits - or were going to be. A copy of the search warrant and a supporting affidavit reveal that federal agents also found more than a dozen microcassette tapes and 1,000 pieces of jewelry including loose diamonds.

The discovery of the recording devices and microcassette tapes suggests "that Calabrese Sr. secretly recorded his mob confederates, according to court documents" as reported by Steve Warmbir for the Chicago Sun-Times. In addition, the FBI found "various pieces of audio equipment to tap phone lines" as reported by UPI.

A few mobsters and politicians will not be sleeping well tonight.

(Excerpt) Read more at bitterqueen.typepad.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: chicago; frankcalabrese; illinois; northcarolina
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1 posted on 03/24/2010 6:24:35 PM PDT by AtlasStalled
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To: devolve

Ping of interest devolve.
Lol, probably some scared people tonight.


2 posted on 03/24/2010 6:27:19 PM PDT by potlatch (~~"Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. "~~)
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To: AtlasStalled

Can someone provide an overiew of possibilities or links to catch up to speed?


3 posted on 03/24/2010 6:29:35 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (3V3Ry71N' 084M4 D03z 83N3f17Z MU5l1mz. c01NC1d3nc3?)
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To: AtlasStalled

Probably the last we’ll ever hear about this.


4 posted on 03/24/2010 6:30:18 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
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To: AtlasStalled

>> Feds Hit Pay Dirt In Chicago Mobster’s Basement

What were they doing poking around at the Obama’s house? I didn’t think the Secret Service would allow that. :-)


5 posted on 03/24/2010 6:31:07 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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To: AtlasStalled

What ever happened to honor among thieves?


6 posted on 03/24/2010 6:31:32 PM PDT by Guardian Sebastian
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To: AtlasStalled
$750,000 found!

Where's the other 2 million?

7 posted on 03/24/2010 6:31:57 PM PDT by shadowcat
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To: AtlasStalled

Chicago? Yep. The Obama administration has probably already destroyed the evidence.


8 posted on 03/24/2010 6:32:45 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: AtlasStalled

set up for something


9 posted on 03/24/2010 6:32:50 PM PDT by truthbetold11 (truthbetold11)
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To: shadowcat

Walking around money.


10 posted on 03/24/2010 6:33:57 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions...$1 Halfbaked...50c)
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To: potlatch

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Obama has already made sure his name and voice is not exposed!


11 posted on 03/24/2010 6:35:28 PM PDT by devolve ( . . . . . . . . . PAINT THE RED STATES BLACK . . . . . . .)
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To: AtlasStalled

Will they find Jimmy Hoffa in there?


12 posted on 03/24/2010 6:39:47 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
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To: devolve
"Leave da gun... Take the Obamanolli..."


13 posted on 03/24/2010 6:42:19 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions...$1 Halfbaked...50c)
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To: Nervous Tick

My thought’s exactly — you would think the Secret Service
would not allow that type of activity at Zero’s house in
Chicago.


14 posted on 03/24/2010 6:43:44 PM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: devolve

Yeah, the FBI agents will have to go through it all and remove stuff. Oh for a couple of honest agents...

They’ve got their work cut out for them, finding out who all those hidden guns were used on, and whose prints are on them. They had to be hidden like that for bribery purposes, don’t you think? Wrapped in a towel!


15 posted on 03/24/2010 6:44:04 PM PDT by potlatch (~~"Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. "~~)
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To: AtlasStalled

I’m sure Obama’s thugocracy will put the tapping equipment to use. The guns can go to the IRS for enforcement of the healthcare law.


16 posted on 03/24/2010 6:49:06 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Should I fly my flag at half staff now?)
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To: potlatch

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Recall during the primare debates when Edwards, Hillary, and Obama were asked to raise their hand if they ever had a firearm in their home?

All three lied - and did not raise a hand.

Edwards has shotguns, rifles, handguns, Bill Clinton has always had firearms in his homes -

Obama had a snub-nose Smith & Wesson .38 revolver when he lived in NYC

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Edwards & Clinton are simple to nail

Obama will be exposed later


17 posted on 03/24/2010 6:51:42 PM PDT by devolve ( . . . . . . . . . PAINT THE RED STATES BLACK . . . . . . .)
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To: AtlasStalled

By the time it gets to the ‘public’ it will kind of resemble Geraldo’s epic flop of the Capone(?) safe.....

That had to be one of TV’s greatest moments...they hyped that thing for weeks and found -what? a Twinkie- <:


18 posted on 03/24/2010 6:55:38 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98 ) FIRE ALL INCUMBENTS)
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To: devolve

I don’t recall that about them being asked about the guns. May have missed seeing it or just forgot.


19 posted on 03/24/2010 6:55:47 PM PDT by potlatch (~~"Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. "~~)
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To: potlatch

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The primary debate moderator let all three skate on that

Clinton had gift shotguns in his White House with gift saxaphones, more

Edwards always tried to get the hunter vote

Obama in NYC - well - in his book he admitted he used cocaine......


20 posted on 03/24/2010 7:21:05 PM PDT by devolve ( . . . . . . . . . PAINT THE RED STATES BLACK . . . . . . .)
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