1. Felix Anthony "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio was an American enforcer, bagman, hitman and burglar for the Chicago Outfit.
14 Facts About Felix Alderisio
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Felix Alderisio was underboss to Sam Giancana during the 1960s and boss from 1967 to his imprisonment in 1969.
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Felix Alderisio began working with Sam Battaglia and John Marshall Caifano as an enforcer.
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Felix Alderisio was suspected in carrying out 13 or 14 "hits" for The Outfit.
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Felix Alderisio headed a group of cat burglars that operated in Chicago's upscale Gold Coast district.
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Felix Alderisio resided in the Gold Coast for a time; his unsuspecting neighbors were his targets.
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Felix Alderisio owned several restaurants, meat packing firms, small hotels, Rush Street nightclubs, bordellos, and striptease joints.
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Felix Alderisio served as the principal bagman for North Side bookmaking operations, delivering millions of dollars in payments each week to the Outfit leadership.
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In May 1962, Felix Alderisio participated in an infamous mob torture incident.
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Felix Alderisio was passionate about classical ruins, spending hours photographing them.
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Over several decades of criminal activity, Felix Alderisio was arrested at least 36 times for assault and battery, bombing, racketeering, loansharking, illegal gambling, hijacking, narcotics, counterfeiting, bootlegging, bribery, extortion, and murder-for-hire.
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However, Felix Alderisio usually avoided prosecution because of the Outfit's strong political connections.
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Felix Alderisio was convicted of extortion and sent to prison within a short time.
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On September 25,1971, Felix Alderisio died from natural causes at the United States Penitentiary, in Marion, Illinois.