Armando Fosco Explained

Armando Fosco Sr.
Alias:Mondo, Mondie
Birth Date:13 July 1922
Occupation:International Brotherhood of Teamsters Labor Leader, reputed Chicago Outfit member
Spouse:Gloria M. Nappi (deceased)[1]
Partner:Sharon Salvo
Children:4

Armando Fosco Sr. (July 13, 1922 – February 5, 1987) was the American Secretary-Treasurer of Local 738 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.[2]

According to FBI documents, the government believed Armando was a member of the Chicago Outfit.[3] FBI Agents observed Armando working with Outfit heavyweight Ross Prio.[4] His wife, Gloria M. Nappi, was a blood relation to Outfit political fixer Romie J. Nappi.[5]

In 2009, Armando's son, Joseph Fosco, named Armando in a first of its kind civil RICO lawsuit against a mafia group.[6] [7] Armando was identified in the lawsuit as a suspected embezzler who failed to make a kickback payment to the Chicago Outfit. According to the complaint, it was alleged that members of the Chicago Outfit, including Outfit boss John DiFronzo, schemed to extort money from the Fosco family, as if the family was in possession of said ill-gotten gains alleged to have been skimmed from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The case was ultimately dismissed for statute of limitations issues.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gloria (Nappi) Fosco Obituary . Chicago Sun-Times . 2015-01-20.
  2. Web site: Obituary for Armando Fosco . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329151335/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3809391.html . dead . 2015-03-29 . Chicago Sun-Times . 1987-02-07 . 2012-06-18.
  3. Web site: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Record /Information / Dissemination Section (RIDS) Dead List, 2009 . 2014-01-20.
  4. Web site: Federal Bureau of Investigation files on Ross Prio . 2012-06-18.
  5. Web site: Obituary for Romie Nappi . Chicago Tribune . 2001-10-21 . 2012-06-18.
  6. Web site: Joseph A. Fosco v. John DiFronzo, Peter DiFronzo, Jack P Cerone, Rudolph Fratto, Jr., Joseph Giacchino, Jr. and John and Jane Doe (s) Members and Associates of the Chicago Outfit . Justia.com . 2011-12-03.
  7. Web site: Civil RICO Complaint in full . Americannewspost.com . 2011-12-03.
  8. Web site: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Harry D. Leinenweber on 7/28/2009 . Justia.com . 2011-12-03.