Tim Gratz Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 On April 25, 2005 a dozen plus hoodlums were indicted under RICO in the Northern District of Illinois. Some of them may know some of the secrets of the assassination. See the article below. http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3022846 In another thread, James Richards posted a photo of one of the defendants in this case, a man named Frank ("the German") Schweiss. Anyone interested should also review those posts. I called the US Attorney's Office in Chicago today and Schweihs has not yet been apprehended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gratz Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 For those who may be interested you can view or print a DOJ press release re "Operation Family Secrets" as well as, I believe, the actual indictment. http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/indictments-oc/default.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gratz Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 I should add, as the DOJ press release says, that all of the men named in the indictment are presumed in fact to be innocent until convicted in a court of law. I am fearless of being "whacked" by a mafioso but the thought of being sued for libel by a hoodlum scares the heck out of me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gratz Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 Here is a photo gallery of all of the presumably innocent hoodlums named in the "Operation Family Secrets" case: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/c...ll=chi-news-hed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gratz Posted June 17, 2005 Author Share Posted June 17, 2005 It is no wonder Schweihs got away. "Operation Family Secrets" was apparently as big surpise as the BOP. Look at the article in Post 1. It was dated March 3, 2005. Schweihs had 28 days to pack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman T. Field Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 It is no wonder Schweihs got away."Operation Family Secrets" was apparently as big surpise as the BOP. Look at the article in Post 1. It was dated March 3, 2005. Schweihs had 28 days to pack! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 28 days? He had well over a year to prepare. Everybody knew what was coming after the main government witness was flipped in, I believe, '03. Mr. Lombardo did run a full page ad in the Chicago Tribune some years ago denying any association with OC and stating that anyone alleging he was associated with OC should contact Mr. Lombardo's lawyer. So you may in fact hear from this attorney in the future. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Richards Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 The Feds have now put up a $20,000 reward. http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-clown16.html James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gratz Posted June 19, 2005 Author Share Posted June 19, 2005 Most interesting, James! Thanks for the update. I think if I was either one I would be out of the country by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Knight Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 From the Louisville Courier-Journal, Saturday, December 17, 2005: "Accused Mobster arrested in Kentucky A reputed Chicago mob enforcer who had eluded capture since April was arrested yesterday in Central Kentucky, the FBI said. Frank "the German" Schweihs, 75, was arrested without incident at an apartment in Berea [KY] on federal charges in connection with his alleged involvement with organized crime, FBI spokesman David Beyer said. Authorities have been looking for schweihs and Joey "the Clown" Lombardo, 76, since they and 12 others were indicted April 25 in Chicago in connection with at least 18 unsolved murders. Lombardo remains at large, the FBI said." Just to update the case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Richards Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thanks, Mark. It is going to be interesting to see where this goes, especially if 'The German' was involved with the killings of people like Richard Cain and Charles Nicoletti. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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