Crooked former Chicago cop Anthony "Twan" Doyle could face roughly 15 years in prison when he is sentenced Thursday in federal court.
In recent days, Doyle's attorney has asked for a delay in sentencing, so Doyle could be examined for possible psychiatric problems, but the judge has refused the request.
The sentencing hearing, which will take place at 2 p.m., could be fascinating as Doyle's attorney, the ever colorful Ralph Meczyk, faces off against federal prosecutor Markus Funk.
Doyle worked in an evidence storage area for the Chicago police and tried to help the Outfit track down a key piece of evidence that eventually was used to pin a mob murder on Outfit hitman Nick Calabrese.
Doyle defended himself by taking the stand and saying he visited Frank Calabrese Sr. in prison out of friendship and often didn't understand what Calabrese Sr. was talking about in the code the aging mobster was fond of using. Frank Calabrese Sr. was
Prosecutors also allege that Doyle heard Calabrese Sr.'s jailhouse chatter on killing federal prosecutor Funk but did nothing about it.
So is it safe to assume the rumors are true about "Twan" losing it?
Anthony, it would not be safe to assume that.
I guess there was no testimony or evidence of any kind that Doyle has done anything for the Chicago mob other than keeping Calabrese updated on what was being done in regards to the Fecarotta murder evidence? I have yet to hear anything about anything else. I know one reporter claimed he collected gambling debts or somesuch, but I don't recall anything about it coming out during the trial. That sounded highly suspicious to me anyway that a cop would collect a gambling debt. I would think the mob would have more than enough flunkies to do something like that and wouldn't want to risk exposing an "inside man" for something so trivial.
STEVE WARMBIR RESPONDS: Anthony Doyle did keep a mob killer, Frank Calabrese Sr., apprised about a murder investigation that Calabrese Sr. feared would mean more prison time for him. He also passed messages out from Calabrese Sr. to Ronald Jarrett, the man running Calabrese Sr's street operation.
There was tesitmony from Nick Calabrese at trial that before Doyle joined the police department he was involved in juice collection.
That don't matter now. That tool Zagel hammered him with 12 years.
Did it ever come out that the prosecutors offered him a plea deal if he pled guilty instead of going to trial like Marcello, Ferriola, and the others who pled guilty? If so, was it ever disclosed how much prison time he was offered in a plea deal? I'm sure he was offered one, just wondering if that ever came out.
STEVE WARMBIR RESPONDS: It never came out publicly if he was offered a plea deal. Unlike some of the other defendants, who were facing life, a plea deal discussion would have at least made sense in Doyle's case.
Well, that sentencing was a non-event.
And while these trials have been going on, record numbers of Chicago public school children have been shot and killed.
Law enforcement needs to get its priorities in order.
Steve, are you sure? I thought the only one who was given a plea bargin prior to the trial was Doyle and it was 5 years?
STEVE WARMBIR RESPONDS: Not that I ever saw in court, nor was it ever reported. And remember, most of the defendants in the case pled out. It would be highly unusual for those details to be made public.
Re: the below comment from Anonymous...that is a completely ignorant comparison. These men are committing Federal crimes, kids shooting each other in Chicago needs to be dealt with by the Chicago Police, not the Federal Government. Two completely different things.
"And while these trials have been going on, record numbers of Chicago public school children have been shot and killed.
Law enforcement needs to get its priorities in order."
sobotka needs to follow the news more closely. The shooting of CPS children is being investigated by the FBI. Dead children has become the focus of all levels of law enforcement, as well it should. But priorities remain convoluted.
The "mob" is old news. And the real criminals now are laughing at the NDIL for misdirecting resources....laughing all the way to the bank.
Steve- Wanted to ask you as this winds up, will you be covering the Amrose trial in the same way? or do you have new duties now at the paper?
Any prediction on Nick getting less than life?
STEVE WARMBIR RESPONDS: I do have additional duties at the newspaper, so I don't know if I'll be covering the Ambrose trial day for day. I do plan on blogging about it, as well as the Polchan case, which is scheduled to go at the same time.
Nick Calabrese is expected to get less than life, given his great cooperation, but only the judge, of course, knows what the judge is going to do.
Anonymous - Your telling me the FBI will build a case against someone who shoots another person in a city? Your wrong. They may be working on a plan with the city to curb the shootings, but they aren't going to build cases.
My point is, all of these crimes aren't acceptable...but I can't stand posts that act like these mobsters didn't do anything and they should be left alone. Remember that these people DID KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE. The argument that they only killed their kind doesn't fly anymore. They are scumbags who killed and stole from anyone they wanted and they should be locked up.
The Fed is always a day late and a dollar short.
The 29th child died this week. Mr. Grant, if this were happening in the IPSD, more would be done.
Steve, is Nick Calabrese sentencing still March 26th @2;00p.m.
STEVE WARMBIR RESPONDS: Yes, he is.
Steve, It doesn't matter now, but Doyle was offered a deal if he pled guilty. Was it you who called me from the Sun Times the day of his sentencing?
Steve, not that it matters now, but Doyle was offered a deal if he pled guilty. That's all I'm prepared to divulge in this forum.
BTW, was it you who called me from the Sun Times on the day of his sentencing?
STEVE WARMBIR RESPONDS: Fair enough. Wasn't me.