18 Facts About James Marcello

On December 15,1992, federal authorities charged James Marcello and reputed mob boss Sam "Wings" Carlisi with racketeering.

James Marcello was accused of being the underboss for Carlisi, whose street crew worked its rackets in Chicago's western suburbs.

In November 2003, James Marcello was released from a federal prison camp in Milan, Michigan and returned to his home in Lombard, Illinois.

James Marcello was accused of murdering Nicholas D'Andrea in 1981, attempting to kill Nicholas Sarillo Sr.

Until his indictment, James Marcello was identified as running the Cicero, Illinois, crew faction of the Outfit with his brother Michael.

On September 10,2007, James Marcello was convicted of racketeering conspiracy that involved decades of extortion, loan sharking and murder.

On February 5,2009, Marcello was sentenced to life in prison for the Spilotro murders, and United States District Judge James Zagel, agreeing with the presentation made by federal prosecutor Markus Funk, found Marcello responsible for the D'Andrea murder as well, even though the jury had deadlocked on that count.

However, the US attorney's office in Chicago ordered him returned to the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago to be present for a hearing on a related legal matter, and Zagel then approved James Marcello's extended stay for his appeal.

However, on February 9,2012, Zagel angrily demanded that James Marcello be brought back to Chicago to help his attorney with his pending appeal.

Arguments in James Marcello's appeal were scheduled for February 13,2012, and Zagel acknowledged the tight turnaround as he publicly excoriated the federal government for transferring James Marcello out of Chicago without Zagel's permission.

James Marcello will remain here until I order him released.

James Marcello currently is imprisoned at the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado.

James Marcello is the son of Samuel James Marcello, a Chicago mobster who disappeared in November 1973 after collecting a juice loan from a Chicago restaurant owner.

Samuel James Marcello's body was not found until July 6,1974, when it was uncovered in a 50-gallon steel drum left at the sandwich shop.

James Marcello died in mid-February 2009, less than two weeks after her son James Marcello was sentenced to life in prison.

James Marcello had two daughters, Debbie and Mary, by an extramarital relationship.

James Marcello had a mistress for more than two decades who took his last name and testified for the prosecution in the Family Secrets trial.

Connie Marcello told jurors in 2007 that James Marcello had given her thousands of dollars a month in cash.