A jury today found five ageing men guilty of a racketeering conspiracy that involved decades of extortion, loan sharking and murder aimed at killing anyone who dared stand in the way of the ruthless Chicago mob.

ELEVEN reputed Chicago mob figures have been indicted on charges of plotting at least 18 murders, including the 1986 hit on the crime organisation’s top man in Las Vegas, Tony ‘The Ant’ Spilotro, who was buried in a cornfield.

Eleven reputed Chicago mob figures were indicted today on charges of plotting at least 18 murders, including the 1986 hit on the crime organisation’s top man in Las Vegas, Tony “The Ant” Spilotro, who was buried in a cornfield.