Summary of Frank Calabrese Jr., Kent Zimmerman & Paul Pompian's Operation Family Secrets

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#1 I wrote a letter to the FBI explaining how I wanted to help them keep my father locked up forever so that he could get the psychological help he needed. I was not looking to break up the mob. I just wanted to help the FBI keep my father locked up.

#2 I had to decide between doing nothing and cooperating with the Feds. I knew that if I did nothing, my father and I would have to settle our differences out on the street. One of us would end up dead, while the other would rot in prison. I was determined to finish what I started.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822534056

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I wrote a letter to the FBI explaining how I wanted to help them keep my father locked up forever so that he could get the psychological help he needed. I was not looking to break up the mob. I just wanted to help the FBI keep my father locked up.

#2

I had to decide between doing nothing and cooperating with the Feds. I knew that if I did nothing, my father and I would have to settle our differences out on the street. One of us would end up dead, while the other would rot in prison. I was determined to finish what I started.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Frank was the oldest of seven siblings. He was a tough guy, and as he got older, he became fast with his hands. He was known for detesting bullies and standing up for the underdog. In 1953, he was sent off to basic training in the United States Army.

#2

My dad was a career criminal, and he and my grandpa robbed weddings and pulled off stickups. They were careful not to rob any of the Italian neighborhoods, especially where the bosses lived.

#3

My father was a thief and burglar, and he accumulated more than ten thousand dollars by providing juice loans to desperate customers. He invested his money around Chinatown and the 26th Street area by providing juice loans to customers who couldn’t secure credit with their local banks.

#4

My father, 24 years old at the time, was given $60,000 by the Outfit to lend. He had teamed up with a gangster hustler named Larry Stubitsch, who was raised in Chinatown and knew the neighborhood well. They worked long hours together, and soon spread $350,000 across a few dozen borrowers.

#5

My father’s juice business ran into its first real snag in 1966. Stubitsch was a brawler who loved to pick fights, including an ongoing beef he had with former Chicago policeman and Outfit associate Dickie DeAngelo.

#6

After the shooting, my father sold his house in Norridge and moved the entire Calabrese family to Elmwood Park. He arranged regular outings and holiday get-togethers, and when his youngest brother married, he moved into the basement of the Compound.

#7

As his fortunes grew, in 1970 my father enlisted Uncle Nick, whom he could trust and control. After a hitch in the