James Marcello on Thursday after a federal jury held him responsible for the deaths of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro and his brother Michael. Tony was the inspiration for Joe Pesci's character in the movie "Casino."Marcello was convicted in September 2007 with four others in the landmark Operation Family Secrets trial.Zagel says Marcello had to pay for his crimes.Mob boss and murderer James Marcello,pictures above once called Chicago's top mob boss by federal authorities, was sentenced to life in prison n in federal court in connection with one of the most infamous hits in Outfit lore: the 1986 slayings of Anthony Spilotro, picture above the mob's Las Vegas chieftain, and his brother Michael Spilotro pictured above.
The movie "Casino" incorrectly depicted the Spilotros as being beaten to death in an Indiana cornfield. But the trial showed that Marcello, 66, drove the Spilotros to a Bensenville home, where Michael thought he was going to become a "made member" of the Outfit. Other mobsters were waiting for them. They were beaten, strangled and their bodies dumped in the cornfield.
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