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Loyola University 2011
Loyola’s Department of Criminal Justice
Hosts Panel on Chicago Mob
The
Mob and the City: Examining the Outfit’s Origins and Dominance in Chicago
The Outfit surfaced on the streets of Chicago in the 1890s.
As a modest enterprise that consisted mainly of prostitution and gambling, the
criminal organization rose to become a political and economic powerhouse that
ran local, regional, and national labor unions. Today, the Outfit still remains
a formidable criminal organization in the city of Chicago
Panel members and their discussion topics include:
·
“A Few
Truths about Wise Guys and the Outfit” - Arthur J. Lurigio, PhD, professor,
faculty scholar, associate dean of College of Arts and Science at Loyola, associate
dean for faculty at Loyola, and author of A
Century of Domination: The History of the Chicago Outfit
- “Explaining Organized Crime: The
Social Structural Paradigm” - Robert M. Lombardo, PhD, assistant
professor of criminal justice at Loyola and author of The Black Hand: Terror by Letter in Chicago
·
“From
Acorns to Oak Trees: The Chicago Mob in Infancy” - Arthur J. Bilek, MSW,
executive vice president of the Chicago Crime Commission, instructor of
criminal justice at Loyola, and author of The
First Vice Lord, Big Jim Colosimo and the Ladies of the Levy and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
·
“Investigating
Mob Murders in Chicago: A Local Perspective” - Wayne Johnson, EdD,
associate professor, program coordinator at Harper College, and co-author of New Faces of Organized Crime
·
“Bringing Down the Outfit: The FBI’s Investigation of
Organized Crime Chicago”
Ross Rice, special agent and public affairs director of the Chicago FBI
Ross Rice, special agent and public affairs director of the Chicago FBI
“This panel represents the first time that local experts on the Outfit have been on the same rostrum for the purpose of examining organized crime from a political, historical, sociological, and law enforcement perspective,” according to panel organizer and chairperson Dr. Lurigio. “Such an interdisciplinary approach provides a broad and informed view of the origins and adverse effects of organized crime on the city, which have been extensive and profound. The discussion will confront many myths about organized crime and peel away the layers of mystery and mythology that have surrounded the mob for the past century. Hence, the discussion will be instructive and interesting to students and members of the general public alike.”
About Loyola University Chicago
Committed to preparing people to
lead extraordinary lives, Loyola University Chicago, founded in 1870, is the
nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic university. Enrollment is more than 15,800
students, which includes more than 10,000 undergraduates hailing from all 50
states and 82 countries. The University has four campuses: three in the greater
Chicago area and one in Rome , Italy U.S.
host university to The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies in Beijing , China
-Loyola-
Chicago Sees First Mob Hit Since 94'
Written and published March 2000
By Wayne A. Johnson
The Chicago Crime Commission, over the last several months, has been fighting a trend of misinformation proclaimed by different sources over the last year, claiming the demise of Traditional Organized Crime (TOC) throughout the United States. From nationally syndicated news columns to Academic treatises, the commission sees a great injustice in such rhetoric. For over eighty years this organization has worked with Law Enforcement and warned the citizenry regarding the evils of the MOB. In reality they have become more subtle and refined in their activities, which makes them a far greater threat. In 1994 MOB guns went silent which marked a clear change in policy by local capos. But since then, several top ranking Organized Crime figures have died, signaling a change in leadership and maybe in policy regarding internal disputes.
As of January 25, 2000 however, things have changed. On this date, long time Chicago MOB associate Ronald Jarrett 55, succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds he received on December 23, 1999, while leaving his Chicago residence and heading for the funeral of another MOB associate and a Jarrett relative. Jarrett described as a master thief, robber, fence, juice collector and rapist was paroled in 1993 after serving a twelve year term for the robbery of a suburban Chicago jewelry store. His most prominent duties for the Chicago MOB included acting as driver and bodyguard for the late MOB advisor Angelo “The Hook” LaPietra. Prior to that duty Jarrett was responsible for coordinating the efforts of dozens of MOB robbers and thieves.
During a long storied career in Organized Crime, Jarrett was first arrested in 1962, he went on to be arrested close to sixty times and suffered over a dozen convictions for various crimes including, robbery, assaulting a federal officer, auto theft, weapons violations and burglary. His first prison term came in 1965 and he subsequently served penitentiary time in the 70s and 80s.
At the time of his death Jarrett was believed to be under the auspices of South Side MOB overseer John “Johnny Apes” Monteleone. The speculations of a motive behind his death range from Jarrett’s involvement in MOB gambling activities to the possibility he had short changed high ranking MOB figures in gambling proceeds, but it is also speculated that he may have tried to move up the ladder of succession too quickly and his death will help keep other associates in line throughout the coming years as organized crime prospers in Chicago.
For more information on Chicago Organized Crime, visit the Chicago Crime Commission atwww.ChicagoCrimeCommission.org
The Chicago Crime Commission, over the last several months, has been fighting a trend of misinformation proclaimed by different sources over the last year, claiming the demise of Traditional Organized Crime (TOC) throughout the United States. From nationally syndicated news columns to Academic treatises, the commission sees a great injustice in such rhetoric. For over eighty years this organization has worked with Law Enforcement and warned the citizenry regarding the evils of the MOB. In reality they have become more subtle and refined in their activities, which makes them a far greater threat. In 1994 MOB guns went silent which marked a clear change in policy by local capos. But since then, several top ranking Organized Crime figures have died, signaling a change in leadership and maybe in policy regarding internal disputes.
As of January 25, 2000 however, things have changed. On this date, long time Chicago MOB associate Ronald Jarrett 55, succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds he received on December 23, 1999, while leaving his Chicago residence and heading for the funeral of another MOB associate and a Jarrett relative. Jarrett described as a master thief, robber, fence, juice collector and rapist was paroled in 1993 after serving a twelve year term for the robbery of a suburban Chicago jewelry store. His most prominent duties for the Chicago MOB included acting as driver and bodyguard for the late MOB advisor Angelo “The Hook” LaPietra. Prior to that duty Jarrett was responsible for coordinating the efforts of dozens of MOB robbers and thieves.
During a long storied career in Organized Crime, Jarrett was first arrested in 1962, he went on to be arrested close to sixty times and suffered over a dozen convictions for various crimes including, robbery, assaulting a federal officer, auto theft, weapons violations and burglary. His first prison term came in 1965 and he subsequently served penitentiary time in the 70s and 80s.
At the time of his death Jarrett was believed to be under the auspices of South Side MOB overseer John “Johnny Apes” Monteleone. The speculations of a motive behind his death range from Jarrett’s involvement in MOB gambling activities to the possibility he had short changed high ranking MOB figures in gambling proceeds, but it is also speculated that he may have tried to move up the ladder of succession too quickly and his death will help keep other associates in line throughout the coming years as organized crime prospers in Chicago.
For more information on Chicago Organized Crime, visit the Chicago Crime Commission atwww.ChicagoCrimeCommission.org
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