Chicago Mafia Facts: Fast Fact Sheet
Fast, fun facts and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
about the Chicago Mafia.
What were the other names of the Chicago Mafia? The Chicago Mafia
was also known as the Chicago Mob, the
Outfit and the Capone Mob.
What was the Chicago Mafia? The Chicago Mafia was
an Italian American crime syndicate based in
Chicago, Illinois
Al Capone and the Chicago Mafia: Each
major city in the Prohibition Era (1920 -
1933) had its gangster element but the most
famous was in Chicago which was led by the
notorious crime boss,
Al "Scarface"
Capone.
How big was the Chicago Mafia?
The Chicago Mafia is believed to have over
600 mobsters. The names and the roles of the
most important gangsters in the Capone
Outfit are detailed in this article
1920's Prohibition Gangsters
Facts for kids: List of
Chicago
Mafia
Names
The names of some of
the most important Chicago Mafia who worked for the crime boss Al
Capone during the 1920's Prohibition Era are detailed on the
following list, a description of each of these gangsters can be found
in the facts sheet.
List
Chicago Mafia Names "Greasy
Thumb" Guzik ● Hymie
"Loudmouth" Levine ● Claude
"Screwy" Maddox ● "Willie"
Heeney ● Paul "The
Waiter" Ricca ● Peter Von
Frantzius ● Anthony
"Mops" Volpe ● Frank
Nitti ● George
"Red" Barker ● Frank
Milano ● "Machine
Gun" Jack McGurn ● Lawrence
Mangano ● Murray
"The Camel "Humphreys ● "Big
Tuna" Accardo ● James
"Bomber" Belcastro ● Dennis
"the Duke" Cooney ● "Three
Finger Jack" White ● Barney
Bertsche ● Harry
Cusick ● Diamond
Joe Esposito ● Frank Rio ● Sylvester
Barton
List
Chicago Mafia Names
Facts
about
Al Capone: His associates
in the Chicago Mafia
The following interesting facts provide the
names and the roles of some of Al Capone's Chicago Mob, also
known as the Chicago Mafia or the Outfit.
The Chicago Mafia Fact Sheet
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Jack Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik was Al
Capone's accountant (bagman) and said to be the only man
he ever really trusted.
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Hymie "Loudmouth" Levine was
collector in downtown Loop and trusted for his
bookmaking skills.
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Claude "Screwy" Maddox was a
trusted gunman and chief suspect in the St.Valentine's
day massacre
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: William "Willie" Heeney was the
violent gambling boss of Cicero, questioned for the
murder of William McSwiggin and Hymie Weiss.
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Antonino Joseph Accardo, also known
as "Joe Batters" or "Big Tuna" was his bodyguard who
eventually took over the Outfit together with Paul Ricca.
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Paul "The Waiter" Ricca was a good
friend of Al Capone who was best man at his wedding
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Peter Von Frantzius was his gangland
armorer and weapons supplier
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Argentinean born Anthony "Mops" Volpe
was a close henchman and number 2 on the public enemies
list
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Frank Nitti (Francesco Raffele Nitto)
was his second in command.
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Lawrence Mangano ran liquor
distribution and became Public Enemy No. 4
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, born
Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi, was a key member of the
Chicago Outfit.
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: George "Red" Barker had massive
influence over the labor unions
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: James "Bomber" Belcastro was a
gangster famous as the "King of bombers"
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Frank Milano was a chief gunmen
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Murray "The Camel "Humphreys was mob
financier and political fixer for the Chicago Mafia
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Dennis "the Duke" Cooney was Miami's
leading brothel keeper
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: "Three Finger Jack" White was another
high ranking public enemy gangster
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Barney Bertsche, an important member
of the north side gambling syndicate
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Harry Cusick was important in the
syndicate specializing in vice, gambling and illegal
liquor
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Diamond Joe Esposito earned a
reputation as a reliable gunman in the mob
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Frank Rio was the crime lord's most
trusted bodyguard
Chicago
Mafia / Mob: Sylvester Barton was his trusted
chauffeur who also worked as his bodyguard
The Chicago Mafia / Mob
Facts
about
Chicago Mafia: Prohibition
For visitors interested in the history of
Prohibition refer to the following articles:
Chicago Mafia - President Coolidge Video
The article on the
Chicago Mafia provides detailed facts and a summary of one of the important events during his presidential term in office.
The following Calvin Coolidge video will give you
additional important facts and dates about the
political events experienced by the 30th American
President whose presidency spanned from August 2,
1923 to March 4, 1929.
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