06181991 - News Article - Outfit underlings won't be tried with bosses

Outfit underlings won't be tried with bosses
Times Staff Report
NWI Times
Jun 18, 1991
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HAMMOND - Seven defendants charged with running illegal gambling operations for a Chicago crime family will not be prosecuted this summer with their alleged bosses, a federal judge ruled.

U.S. District Court Judge James Moody separated the seven from eight other defendants, the alleged bosses and aides who face more complex and serious charges such as racketeering and extortion.

The 15 were indicted last December following an eight-year federal probe into sports betting and high-stakes gambling operations in Lake County. The 31-count indictment carries charges of running for the Chicago "Outfit" a sports betting and high-stakes gambling network in Lake County, and extorting a so-called street tax from area gambling operations.

The seven charged with conducting an illegal gambling operation will go to trial July 22, the original trial date of all 15 defendants. The remaining eight defendants, including alleged Chicago South Side boss Dominick "Tootsie" Palermo, will go to court Aug. 12, Moody ruled.

The seven facing gambling charges, which carry a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, are: Sam Nuzzo Sr., 60, his three children, Arthur A. Nuzzo, 33, Sandra T. Mynes, 43, and Jennifer Kaufman, 37, all of Merrillville; Anthony J. Ottomanelli, 60, of Portage; and husband and wife Ned M. Pujo, 51, and Yolande Martha Pujo, 55, both of Portage.

The other eight, who face much longer prison terms and potential fines totaling millions, are: Palermo, 72, of Orland Park and his alleged aide Nicholas "Nicky" Guzzino, 49, of Chicago Heights; Peter "Cadillac Pete" Petros, 49, of Chicago Heights; Bernard "Snooky" Morgano, 54, of Valparaiso; Anthony Leone, 51, of Valparaiso; Sam M. Glorioso, 48, of Gary; and Sam Nuzzo Jr., 45, of Merrillville.

Steve Sfouris, 55, formerly of Munster, who is still a fugitive and believed to have escaped to his native Greece, also faces an Aug. 12 trial date.