John "Pudgy" Matassa
U.S Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald showed an interest in reputed mob boss John "Pudgy" Matassa when he questioned a deputy marshal accused of leaking secrets to the Outfit.
It's one of several fascinating facts that came up during the hearing for the deputy marshal, John Ambrose.
IRS Special Agent William Paulin
When a crooked private detective worried his life was threatened by a brutal loan shark, he turned to IRS Special Agent William Paulin — and wound up helping the feds uncover some of the deepest secrets of mobbed-up Cicero.
When a bookmaker got jittery while secretly recording mobsters for the feds and worried Outfit guys would throw him out a high-rise window, Paulin was sent to calm him down.
For roughly a quarter century, Paulin, 54, has been a go-to guy for the feds as a top mob investigator, uncovering millions of dollars in rip-offs and taking down top Outfit bosses.
Next week, Paulin will retire.
It's a loss to the federal team that battles the Outfit, authorities said.
Chicago Sun-Times reporter Steve Warmbir gives a run-down of the trial, witnesses, court proceedings and more.
