PAUL SPANO
On October 9, 1991, Paul Spano pleaded guilty to an illegal gambling conspiracy. From at least 1979 to 1990, Spano was an associate of the Outfits' Ferriola Street Crew. The crew's activities included the operation of various illegal gambling businesses, the collection of interest on usurious or "juice" loans, the collect of protection money or "street tax" from independent bookmakers, and the use of proceeds from these activities to further the existence of the criminal enterprise and for other business ventures.
From approximately 1970-1989, Spano owned and operated Flash Interstate Delivery Systems, Inc. ("Flash") in Cicero, Illinois. He permitted his business to be used by members of the crew as a base of operations and a message center for its gambling operations. Crew leaders such as Joseph Ferriola and Rocco Ernest Infelise met with other members of the crew's gambling operation at Flash. Moreover, telephones at Flash were used by Infelise and other crew members to discuss their gambling business and leave messages for each other. Spano also hired Infelise as an employee, thus providing Infelise with a legitimate source of income to report to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS").
Flash Interstate Delivery System Inc. (Flash Trucking)
Flash Trucking delivered produce and other products to local retailers througout the Chicago area.
Flash Interstate Delivery Systems Inc. (Flash Trucking) - 1505 S. Laramie Ave. Cicero, IL
When shipping executive, Michael Cagnoti, threatened to stop paying thousands of dollars in kickbacks to Flash Trucking, in 1981, a mafia crew led by Frank Calibrese Sr. put a remote controlled bomb under the seat of Cagnoni's car. When the bomb went off, the expolosion cut Cagnoni in half.