I am a big fan of books on the Chicago Outfit. Bill Roemer, a former FBI agent who wrote a number of books on the Outfit after investigating them for years, said that because of some of the things that Tony Accardo did in his reign at the top (keeping the Outfit out of drugs, calling off contracts set by his underlings when he found out that the person didn't do what they were thought of doing), he said he had a grudging respect for Accardo. So I went with his press established nickname, "Big Tuna". He was actually known as Joe Batters in the mob.
If you want to read a great book, pick up Accardo: The Genuine Godfather[u][/u] by Bill Roemer.
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