Frank Schweihs

Francis John Schweihs (February 7, 1932 – July 23, 2008), aka "Frank the German", was an American

loanshark Sam "Mad Sam" DeStefano, Outfit hitman Charles "Chuckie" Nicoletti

Schweihs had been convicted of extortion in 1989 and was sentenced to 13-years-and-one-month in prison and was ordered to pay $42,900 in fines and restitution.

Schweihs operated with several crews, one of them the "Chinatown Crew" also known as the "26th Street Crew." Its operations were run out of the Old Neighborhood Italian American Club, originally on west 26th Street, in Chicago. Its founder, Angelo J. "The Hook" LaPietra, and Schweihs' partner skimmed $2 million from Las Vegas casinos in the 1980s and built a new massive club structure on West 31st Street, in Chicago. In 1991, Schweihs collected $12,000 a month from the On Leong, in Chinatown, to allow them to run their casino there. The money was delivered to the Italian Club.

The last known city of residence of Schweihs was

Chicago area. Schweihs' trial was separated from the other defendants' because of his poor health (he had cancer). His co-defendants were convicted in the original trial in 2007. Schweihs remained in jail pending his trial. After his health had been judged to have improved, he was finally scheduled to go on trial in October 2008.^[2]

Death

Schweihs died on July 23, 2008, from complications related to his cancer.

Schweihs' daughter, Nora Schweihs, is a castmember of Mob Wives Chicago. She had her father's body exhumed in July 2012 in order to prove the corpse's identity. Schweihs' remains were eventually cremated.^[3]

References

^ "The Deepest Family Secret," Chuck Goudie, ABC News, Chicago
^ "Feared mobster Frank 'The German' Schweihs dead". Sun Times. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
^ "Body of infamous Chicago mob killer Frank Schweihs exhumed". Chicago Sun-Times. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

Frank Schweihs Mob Article Archive
DOJ Operation Family Secrets press release
New Criminologist: Alleged Mafia hitman Frank "The German" Schweihs arrested in Kentucky Archived 2006-05-15 at the Wayback Machine by Nick Morris
Frank Schweihs: Flood Testimony Recalls Breakup Of Mob Hit Attempt, Illinois Police and Sheriff's News
FBI says hit man, 75, kills for mob Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine by Roberto Santiago

[1] "The Deepest Family Secret," Chuck Goudie, ABC News, Chicago

[2] "Feared mobster Frank 'The German' Schweihs dead". Sun Times. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-07-25.

[3] "Body of infamous Chicago mob killer Frank Schweihs exhumed". Chicago Sun-Times. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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