Introduction: Lifting the Veil

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. PREFACE: THIS IS NOT A MOVIE xi
5. Introduction: Lifting the Veil 1
6. PART ONE: AMBITIONS
7. 1. The Hit 15
8. 2. The Old Man and the C- Note$ 26
9. 3. The Transition from Turf to Profits 32
10. PART TWO: ORGANIZATION
11. 4. Spanish Growth and Development 56
12. 5. “Two Dagos, Two Spics, and a Hillbilly” 79
13. 6. Family Feuds 108
14. PART THREE: CORRUPTION
15. 7. Envelopes and Ethnic Politics 127
16. 8. Police Corruption from the Suites to the Streets 141
17. PART FOUR: CATASTROPHE
18. 9. Ecstasy and Agony 169
19. 10. The War of the Families 190
20. 11. The Future of Gangs in Chicago 209
21. NOTES 231
22. APPENDIX 1: MAJOR EVENTS IN CHICAGO GANG HISTORY PRIOR TO SGD 265
23. APPENDIX 2: TEN YEARS OF SGD, SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 267
24. APPENDIX 3: F ACTUAL CHARGES OF AMBROSE ON LA RAZA TO SGD BOARD 268
25. APPENDIX 4: SGD GRIEVANCE FORMAT 270
26. APPENDIX 5: INDEPENDENCE OF THE SGD WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION 271
27. APPENDIX 6: GRIEVANCE OF THE ISC AGAINST THE LATIN EAGLES 273
28. APPENDIX 7: BY-LAWS OF THE INSANE FAMILY 275
29. APPENDIX 8: APPLICATION OF THE C- NOTE$ FOR SGD MEMBERSHIP 277
30. APPENDIX 9: LEYES OF THE SGD UNION 279
31. INDEX 283