Mobster told to give $1 million to U.S.

Imprisoned mob figure Rocco Infelise must give the government $1million in assets, including a $700,000 Florida home and half of the$150,000 River Forest condo where his wife lives, to compensate forill-gotten gains, a federal judge said Friday.

U.S. District Court Judge Ann C. Williams on Friday orderedInfelise and fellow mobster Salvatore DeLaurentis to turn over assetsvalued at $1.3 million, Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Andersonsaid.

Infelise and DeLaurentis, part of the Ferriola organized crimestreet crew, have been in prison since their 1992 convictions onracketeering charges that included gambling, bribery andloan-sharking, Anderson said. Infelise also was convicted ofconspiracy to murder.

The jury said the pair should forfeit $3 million gained inillegal profits but prosecutors could only identify $1.4 million inassets, most of which was listed in the names of the defendants'relatives, Anderson said.

For example, Anderson said, the home in Hollywood, Fla., waslisted in the name of the mother of Infelise's wife, Ann. However,Anderson said, Infelise twice told witness William Jahoda in tapedconversations that he had bought the house for Ann's mother and spent$700,000 on repairs, saying "that's where most of my money went."

Defense lawyer Patrick Tuite has the option of filing an appeal,Anderson said. Tuite could not be reached for comment.

Anderson said prosecutors will work out with defense lawyerswhether to force Ann Infelise from her homes by seizing them or toaccept payment.

Anderson said the government also may seize half of DeLaurentis'$236,000 home in Inverness, a business property of unknown value inIsland Lake and a $2,400 checking account.

Other items of Infelise's that could be seized are: a $111,000brokerage account in the name of Ann Infelise; his half-interest,worth $78,000, in a leasing company; a $4,600 bank account; a diamondring and gold coins worth $10,000 and $175,974.18 seized by police in1983 and 1986.