Modern Vegas Mob Ties

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Feb. 22, 2007
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

Mob ties run deep in fraud case

Attorney-client relationship not affected by a little matter of murder

By ADRIENNE PACKER
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Las Vegas has established itself as a prime destination for 20-somethings and celebrities to gather and party at hip nightclubs. But every so often, the mobster ties that are part of the city's legend bubble to the surface, as they did Wednesday in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge James Mahan.

Rocco "Rocky" Lombardo, a 67-year-old ravaged by various illnesses, and his attorney, John Spilotro, appeared before Mahan for Lombardo's sentencing. The former doorman for Crazy Horse Too received 60 months of probation for defrauding the United States by failing to report taxes.

Perhaps overshadowing the sentencing and Lombardo's minor role in a federal indictment that targeted 16 Crazy Horse associates are the ties between Lombardo and Spilotro, nephew of notorious mobster Tony "The Ant" Spilotro.

Lombardo's brother, Joey "The Clown" Lombardo, was indicted in 2005 in connection with the murder of John Spilotro's uncle. The Lombardos and Anthony Spilotro were all members of the Chicago mob.

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