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Apr 20, 2005 · Dominick “Tootsie” Palermo, the reputed organized crime boss of the south suburbs until his 1991 conviction for extorting protection money from northwest Indiana bookmakers, has died in a federal...
[3] With Tocco in prison, Dominick Palermo briefly took over the Chicago Heights operations before his 1991 conviction for extorting protection money. [ citation needed ] Tocco died of a stroke at the age of 76, on September 21, 2005, in prison in Terre Haute , Indiana.
Apr 4, 1990 · The memo identified the three as Dominick Palermo, a union official; Albert Roviaro, a beverage distributor; and Nicholas Guzzino. All but Palermo helped to dig the grave, the memo said.
Dec 22, 1990 · Regarding the Spilotro murders, authorities contend that those involved included Palermo, 72, of Orland Park, Guzzino, 49, of Chicago Heights, along with Tocco and reputed mob figure Albert...
Jul 27, 1981 · The source said the operation run by Pilotto and Albert 'Caesar' Tocco faces a major takeover attempt by north and west suburban mobsters. Tocco also may be targeted for a hit.
Dominic "Tootsie" Palermo (born 1918) was a Chicago Outfit hitman. In 1986, he was one of the men responsible for the killing of Anthony Spilotro and Michael Spilotro in an Enos, Indiana cornfield, and Albert Tocco's wife implicated the elderly Palermo in the murder during her 1989 testimony.
He, along with Albert "Nicky" Guzzino, Albert "Chicky" Roviaro and Dominick Palermo, is alleged to have botched the burial of Michael and Tony Spilotro. This resulted in him hiding abroad for a while before getting word that Joseph Ferriola forgave him.
