Frank T. "Skids" Caruso (December 26, 1911 – December 31, 1983) was a Chicago mobster and crime boss[1] involved in illegal gambling and racketeering activities for the Chicago Outfit criminal organization during the 1950s.
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Originally from Chicago's Near North Side (known as "The Patch"), his relatives include brother Joseph (Joe Shoes), including his brother-in-law First Ward alderman Fred Roti, and sons Bruno Caruso and Frank M. “Toots” Caruso. As a youth, Caruso ran with the infamous Forty-Two Gang, which included future gangsters such as Sam "Momo" Giancana.
Starting in 1935, Caruso amassed a criminal record of at least 13 arrests on charges including grand larceny, illegal gambling and conspiracy. In 1956, on the death of his father-in-law, Bruno Roti, Caruso became the owner of several South Side, Chicago casinos and became the head of the 26th Street/Chinatown "crew". Caruso now became involved in illegal gambling in Chicago's First Ward. On the side, Caruso operated a legitimate business, Caruso Plumbing, in the Chicago suburb of Hillside, Illinois. In 1983, Caruso died of natural causes.
Further reading
edit- Cooley, Robert and Hillel Levin. When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2004. ISBN 0-7867-1583-9
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime. Administration's Efforts Against the Influence of Organized Crime in the Laborer's International Union of North America. 1997. [1]
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Organized Crime in Chicago: Hearing Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. 1983. [2]
- A Report on Chicago Crime. Chicago: Chicago Crime Commission Reports, 1954-1968. [3]
External links
edit- Chicago Sun Times: One family's rise, a century of power Archived 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- IHO order barring Bruno, Leo, Frank Caruso from Laborers Union Archived 2006-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ Writers, John O'Brien and Peter Kendall, Tribune Staff. "UNION LIFTS CURTAIN ON MOB IN PUSH TO PURGE RANKS". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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