Frank T. Caruso
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Frank T. "Skids" Caruso (1911-1983) was a Chicago mobster who, based in Chicago's Near Southwest Side (known as "The Patch"), was involved in illegal gambling and racketeering activities for the Chicago Outfit during the 1950s. His relatives include brother and legendary "ghost payroller" Joseph Caruso, an associate of the Chicago Outfit, and brother-in-law First Ward alderman Fred Roti.
A criminal record with at least 13 arrests on charges including grand larceny, illegal gambling and conspiracy since 1935, Caruso became the owner of several Southside casinos following the death of his father-in-law Bruno Roti in 1956. Upon inheriting his father-in-laws criminal operations as head of the 26th Street/Chinatown "crew", Caruso became involved in narcotics and illegal gambling in Chicago's First Ward (although he operated a legitimate business, Caruso Plumbing, in the Chicago suburb of Hillside, Illinois).
[edit] Further reading
- 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]
