Guilty of all counts to all 5 in mob trial.

Congrats to the Chicago team!



In a verdict announced this afternoon, a federal jury in Chicago convicted four reputed Outfit figures and a former Chicago police officer on all counts in the landmark Family Secrets mob conspiracy case.

Convicted on the most serious charge--racketeering conspiracy--were:

· James Marcello, 65, identified by authorities as Chicago's top mob boss two years ago when the indictment was handed down.

· Joey "the Clown" Lombardo, 78, a legendary reputed mob figure for decades who was convicted in the 1980s of bribing a U.S. senator.

· Frank Calabrese Sr., 70, whose brother and son provided crucial testimony for the prosecution.

· Paul "the Indian" Schiro, 69, the reputed Outfit member from Phoenix who is already serving a prison sentence for his role in a mob-connected jewelry theft ring.

· Anthony "Twan" Doyle, 62, the former Chicago cop accused of passing on confidential information about the federal probe to a mob friend.Marcello also was convicted of conducting an illegal video gambling business, bribing Calabrese's brother in hopes of discouraging him from cooperating with authorities and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service.Calabrese also was convicted of running a sports bookmaking operation and extorting "street taxes" from the Connie's Pizza restaurant chain.Lombardo also was convicted of obstructing justice by fleeing from authorities after his indictment in the case. The jury deliberated four days last week and an hour this morning before reaching its verdict.

More on the story.

ILLEGAL GAMBLING: In Count 2, James Marcello was accused of operating an illegal gambling business starting in 1996.
BRIBERY: In Count 3, James Marcello was accused of bribing Nicholas Calabrese Jr. to maintain his allegiance to the Outfit from 1998 until early 2003.
EXTORTION: In Count 4, Frank Calabrese Sr. was accused of committing extortion by taking "street tax" from a Chicago restaurant from the early 1980s until late 2003.
ILLEGAL GAMBLING: In Count 5, Frank Calabrese Sr. was accused of conducting an illegal gambling business from about 1992 until 2001.
INCOME TAX: In Count 8, James Marcello was accused of denying the IRS collection of income taxes on a company owned by his brother that placed and maintained video gambling devices at taverns, restaurants and fraternal clubs.
AVOIDING ARREST: In Count 9, Joseph Lombardo was accused of avoiding arrest warrants requiring him to appear in federal court. He went missing in April 2005 and was captured in January 2006.

Update: CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors who returned guilty verdicts today in a Chicago mob case against five men are due back in federal court tomorrow morning.

The jurors will be asked to determine if the men are responsible for specific murders listed in the indictment.

All but 1 of the defendants is accused of taking part in at least 1 of the 18 killings.

If they link a defendant to a murder, the jurors will then have to decide if it was committed under various special circumstances that can include being committed in a "brutal" or "heinous" way.

U.S. District Judge James Zagel gave prosecutors an hour to argue before the jury. Attorneys for the four defendants will have a total of 80 minutes between them.