Jeff Cohen

Es gab ein wichtiges Problem in Chicago, wo das Outfit die Polizei-Departement infiltriert hat. Sie hatten Operatoren bis hin zu einem Mann, der in einem Fall als Chef der Detektivs fuhr, der seinen eigenen Rang für Steuern verwendete. Ich meine, sie hatten große, große Korruption-Probleme, die mit organisierten Krimi zu tun hatten. Sie konnten also mehr oder weniger mit Unabhängigkeit arbeiten.

Es gab ein wichtiges Problem in Chicago, wo das Outfit die Polizei-Departement infiltriert hat. Sie hatten Operatoren bis hin zu einem Mann, der in einem Fall als Chef der Detektivs fuhr, der seinen eigenen Rang für Steuern verwendete. Ich meine, sie hatten große, große Korruption-Probleme, die mit organisierten Krimi zu tun hatten. Sie konnten also mehr oder weniger mit Unabhängigkeit arbeiten.

Und es kam so schlecht in Crook County, dass es einen Kriminalverfassungsgericht gab, der einen Mördergesetze auf einen Mann verurteilt hatte, der im Outfit war. Es ging also so weit, dass viele Leute nicht dachten, dass es zu erreichen kommen würde.

Und es kam so schlecht in Crook County, dass es einen Kriminalverfassungsgericht gab, der einen Mördergesetze auf einen Mann verurteilt hatte, der im Outfit war. Es ging also so weit, dass viele Leute nicht dachten, dass es zu erreichen kommen würde.

Chicago in the 70s and the 80s, you're still dealing with the leftover organization of basically the Capone era at that time. It was still very kind of a top-down organization. You still had major bosses. You had the Tony Ocardo characters who were running the outfit. And it was that leftover organization, the organization that came out of Prohibition and was able to gain a foothold in Chicago by

Chicago in the 70s and the 80s, you're still dealing with the leftover organization of basically the Capone era at that time. It was still very kind of a top-down organization. You still had major bosses. You had the Tony Ocardo characters who were running the outfit. And it was that leftover organization, the organization that came out of Prohibition and was able to gain a foothold in Chicago by

um having tentacles that went into government that went into the police department and went into unions that allowed them to sort of operate with impunity and they they weren't afraid of law enforcement because a lot of times they had a good enough control of law enforcement that they didn't really need to be fearful of that

um having tentacles that went into government that went into the police department and went into unions that allowed them to sort of operate with impunity and they they weren't afraid of law enforcement because a lot of times they had a good enough control of law enforcement that they didn't really need to be fearful of that

And so that let them expand into basically almost all manner of life in Chicago. There were certain neighborhoods where you couldn't even open up a hot dog stand without getting some kind of permission and or street loan from somebody who would then have a piece of that business going forward. So you had money moving through the city

And so that let them expand into basically almost all manner of life in Chicago. There were certain neighborhoods where you couldn't even open up a hot dog stand without getting some kind of permission and or street loan from somebody who would then have a piece of that business going forward. So you had money moving through the city

at all levels that they controlled through legitimate businesses and definitely through illegitimate ones.

at all levels that they controlled through legitimate businesses and definitely through illegitimate ones.

I have a couple of friends who, as you know, everybody in Chicago kind of knows somebody who knows somebody kind of thing where there were these two sons and their dad was a Chicago police officer. And also basically like the sub boss of Comiskey park. So all the concessions going in and out of Comiskey, um, they controlled it and they would skim it. And, um,

I have a couple of friends who, as you know, everybody in Chicago kind of knows somebody who knows somebody kind of thing where there were these two sons and their dad was a Chicago police officer. And also basically like the sub boss of Comiskey park. So all the concessions going in and out of Comiskey, um, they controlled it and they would skim it. And, um,

Take money out of the ballpark and blah, blah, blah. So they allow some of that to happen for the reason that you said, I think in episode one, where somebody who has value, who's going someplace, they allow them to kind of do that because they think it's something that they can use in the future. So when I heard you tell that story, I was like, yeah, that's kind of a thing.

Take money out of the ballpark and blah, blah, blah. So they allow some of that to happen for the reason that you said, I think in episode one, where somebody who has value, who's going someplace, they allow them to kind of do that because they think it's something that they can use in the future. So when I heard you tell that story, I was like, yeah, that's kind of a thing.

They let some people go.

They let some people go.

The Chicago outfit had, especially in the 70s and 80s still, almost like a corporate type of structure where you had a singular boss. You had almost like a board of directors, guys who were close to him who would go and make some of the key decisions. And then underneath them, you would have people at the capo level or people running individual street crews.

The Chicago outfit had, especially in the 70s and 80s still, almost like a corporate type of structure where you had a singular boss. You had almost like a board of directors, guys who were close to him who would go and make some of the key decisions. And then underneath them, you would have people at the capo level or people running individual street crews.