Episode 14: The Beginning Of The End

The Cooley Account

Growing frustrated Bob begins to build his own cases against the 1st Ward and the Chicago outfit. He wears a wire on Pat Marcy and hatches a plan to bring down Johnny D'Arco Junior by passing legislation for a bribe. There's also a sting operation that goes sideways in Wisconsin when Bob and the FBI set up some mobsters with the opportunity to rob a 1 million dollar poker game.
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Chapters

1. Introduction to 14 (00:00:06)

2. Wire Targets (00:00:38)

3. Are You For Real? (00:01:18)

4. Setting Up A Judge (00:01:40)

5. A Bad Disguise (00:02:00)

6. Panic Stricken (00:03:10)

7. Greylord Going On (00:03:45)

8. Go After The 1st Ward (00:07:47)

9. Johnny “The Nose” DiFronzo (00:08:49)

10. An Informant? (00:09:37)

11. How I Got The OK (00:10:10)

12. What Did The Fed Know? (00:11:08)

13. Taking Down Pat Marcy (00:12:15)

14. DiFronzo & The Sheriff (00:15:15)

15. The Gambling Trap (00:16:21)

16. The Law That Was A Sting (00:18:20)

17. Eating Nuts (00:19:00)

18. The 50K Trap (00:20:46)

19. The 1M Wisconsin Card Game (00:21:49)

20. US AG Dick Thornburgh (00:22:10)

21. The Mob Robbery (00:25:38)

22. Conclusion (00:29:04)