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Article: The Chicago Tribune John Kass column: For skinny on the Outfit, get an expert.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- May 25, 2007
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Byline: John Kass
May 25--Can you have a mob trial without a mobologist? But because this is Chicago, can you have an Outfit trial without an Outfitician?
No, according to U.S. District Judge James Zagel, who ruled Thursday that James Wagner, current president of the Chicago Crime Commission and former chief of the Chicago FBI's organized crime section, may testify for the prosecution in the historic Chicago Outfit case called "Family Secrets" expected this summer.
Wagner brings 30 years of expertise to what should be a sensational trial. He'll define Outfit terms such as "street tax" (what criminals pay the Outfit for operating licenses) and ...