Associate of Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino gets 6 months

May 5, 2010 by Capo · Leave a Comment

A onetime mob associate and bookmaker with a history of alcohol abuse and violating probation was sentenced to six months behind bars yesterday by a federal judge.
In October 2008, following a second probation violation, U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick gave Stephen Sharkey, 41, of Holmes, Delaware County, the “benefit of the doubt” and gave [...]

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Reputed mob figure gets year and one day on tax charge

January 28, 2010 by The Boss · 1 Comment

CHICAGO — Reputed Chicago mob figure Rudy Fratto was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in federal prison for evading $141,192 in income taxes.
“I’m completely devastated over this tax case and I’m completely responsible,” the 66-year-old Fratto said before U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly imposed the sentence. “I brought this on myself.”
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