15 indicted in mob gambling, extortion
Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
December 19, 1990
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Dominick "Tootsie" Palermo, alleged mob rackets boss in the south and southwest suburbs and northwest Indiana, was among 15 people indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Hammond.
Palermo, 72, of South Holland, an official of Laborers Union Local 5, succeeded the imprisoned Albert "Caesar" Tocco. The 15 were accused of racketeering in connection with extortion and illegal gambling operations.
The 29-count indictment was announced by James G. Richmond, U.S. attorney in Hammond, who said it resulted from an eight-year undercover FBI investigation.
It said Palermo and his organization extorted protection money or a "street tax" from other illegal gambling businesses.
The indictment also charges Palermo was involved in an illegal sports betting operation from 1983-87 and a Greek dice game known as barbooth.
In Washington, U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh said, "The `payoff' for the Palermo bookmaking operation comes in the form of today's indictment. For a true oddsmaker, 29 counts of racketeering and extortion should ensure against Palermo's swift return to the business of illegal sports betting in Chicago and Northern Indiana."
Also indicted were Nicholas Albert "Nicky" Guzzino, 49, of Chicago Heights; Peter "Cadillac Pete" Petros, 56, of Chicago; Bernard J. Morgano, 54, of Valparaiso, Ind.; Anthony Leone, 51, of Valparaiso; Sam M. Glorioso, 48, of Gary; Sam Nuzzo Sr., 69, and two of his sons, Sam Nuzzo Jr., 45, and Arthur A. Nuzzo, 33, all of of Merrillville, Ind.
Others indicted include two of the elder Nuzzo's daughters, Sandra T. Mynes, 43, and Jennifer Kaufman, 37, both of Merrillville; Anthony J. Ottomanelli, 60, of Portage, Ind.; Steve Sfouris, 55, of Munster, Ind., and Ned M. Pujo, 51, and his wife, Yolande Martha Pujo, 55, both of Portage, Ind.
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