Frank Calabrese, Sr. [SEP] convicted of
Frank Jr. recorded his father admitting to multiple murders. Faced with the evidence gathered by his nephew, Frank Sr.'s brother Nicholas Calabrese also agreed to testify against the Chicago Outfit.
On April 25, 2005, Frank Calabrese Sr. and a large number of high-profile Chicago Outfit gangsters were charged with murder, racketeering, extortion, and running an illegal gambling business as part of the federal-government initiated "Operation Family Secrets" investigation.
The Family Secrets trial began on June 19, 2007. Among
mafia associate, in the 2006 Regional Election of Sicily.
- May 31 - Joseph Vito Mastronardo and John V. Mastronardo were charged with bookmaking and criminal conspiracy.
Events June.
- June 5 - Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa sentenced to life imprisonment but had the verdict postponed until June 23.
- June 6 - Gambino crime family captain Gregory DePalma convicted of racketeering.
- June 7 - Transcripts of recordings of mobster Frank Calabrese, Sr. by his mobster-turned-government-witness son Frank Calabrese,