Convicted Mob Killer Frank Calabrese Dissed His Mother

Reputed Chicago mob boss Frank Calabrese Sr. was convicted more than a year ago for more than a dozen murders and will spend the rest of his life in prison, as reported by the Associated Press (via HuffingtonPost). Victims' family members described Frank Calabrese Sr. as an "animal" who slit throats, strangled people and also used the old standby of a gunshot to the head.

District Judge James B. Zagel, who presided over the trial, even added to the flattery:

"You are in fact guilty of appalling acts, and the fact that there may be people in the world who are worse than you doesn't excuse your actions."

But Frank Calabrese Sr. always had a code, at least he often preached that a man should always remain loyal to his family. His Chicago criminal attorney, Joseph "The Shark" Lopez, told the court that his client had a "great relationship" with his mother.

But a court document recently filed by federal investigators paints a different picture, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Frank Calabrese Sr. routinely used his elderly mom (now in her 90s) to hide assets in her name without her knowledge and often would mock her when she complained about all of the documents she had to sign. In one secretly recorded phone call, Frank Calabrese Sr. mockingly said "All I do is sign, sign, sign."

In another recorded call, he suggested that her complaints made him feel unappreciated:

"She ain't got no [expletive] pot to piss in. If it wasn't for me right now she'd be out in the street."

The new documents were filed by federal officials who want to seize property Frank Calabrese Sr. put in the name of various family members, including his mother. Investigators recovered at least $1 million dollars worth of jewelry and cash at his home in a raid last month.

So while it takes a really bad apple to commit multiple murders on behalf of a criminal enterprise, only the worst of the worst disrespect their own mothers.

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