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Deputy U.S. marshal gets four years in prison in mob case

A deputy U.S. marshal convicted of leaking secret information about a mob witness was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison -- a punishment the judge said is designed to deter others in law enforcement from contemplating similar crimes.


Deputy U.S. marshal gets four years in prison in mob case (10/27/09)
Reputed Chicago mob figure: I didn't do it (06/16/09)
Deputy U.S. Marshal Ambrose guilty on two charges (04/28/09)
Jury gets marshal's case after emotional closing argument (04/24/09)
'Gator' sues over 'urban translating' (04/23/09)
Marshal's arrest scared mob witnesses (04/21/09)
Fitzgerald testifies in Ambrose trial (04/20/09)
Mobster Marcello names names in trial (04/17/09)
U.S. Marshal's testimony: Ambrose’s alleged leak to mob a first for Witness Security Program (04/16/09)
Mob brothers' code words lead agents to search for leak (04/15/09)
Did marshal try to tip mob? (04/14/09)
U.S. marshal goes on trial for mob ties (04/13/09)
Convicted mobsters ordered to pay $24 million (04/06/09)
Why judge went easy on murderous mobster (03/29/09)
14 mob hits gets killer 12-year sentence (03/26/09)
Feds probe Cicero cops (03/25/09)
Mob boss' brother agrees to testify (03/24/09)
Cooperative mob killer asks judge for a break (03/21/09)
Mob figure seeks lighter sentence (03/20/09)
Ex-cop gets 12 years for helping mob killer (03/12/09)
Calabrese, 'Gomorrah' add harsh, riveting reality to mob life (03/09/09)
Ex-cons top suspects in area burglary ring (02/16/09)
Ex mob boss sentenced to life in prison (02/05/09)
Clown's humor lost on victim's wife, children (02/03/09)
'Joey The Clown' gets life in prison (02/02/09)
No excuses for mob killings (01/31/09)
Prolific mob hitman sentenced to life in prison (01/28/09)
Judge sentences thief as killer (01/26/09)
Jailed hit man uses secret code: feds (01/23/09)
Notorious Chicago criminal dies at 92 (12/04/08)
Mob killer Calabrese in solitary for threats (12/03/08)
Judge rejects 'Secrets' retrials (09/11/08)
Prison sentence for mob bookie (09/10/08)
Mob ordered '03 bombing: feds (08/06/08)
Mobster's late for his own funeral (07/30/08)
Services disrupted for late reputed mob hitman (07/29/08)
Feared mobster Frank 'The German' Schweihs dead (07/24/08)
Calabrese gets 62 yrs. (07/19/08)
Ex-fed: 'I want blood' (07/17/08)
Bit player in mob crackdown gets 6-month sentence (07/08/08)
Reputed mob hitman barks at prosecutor: 'You making eyes at me?' (06/11/08)
Reputed mob hitman hurls insults in court (06/10/08)
Feds hope to bring ailing mobster to trial (05/08/08)
Did mobster make threat? (03/21/08)
Prosecutors targeting mob take a hit (03/17/08)
Did mob killer threaten prosecutor? (03/12/08)
Brother of mob boss gets more than he expected (03/12/08)
Hearing ordered on threat in mob case (03/11/08)
Marshal accused of leak wore wire (03/05/08)
Marshal jeopardized star mob witness, FBI boss says (03/04/08)
The face of the new Mafia (02/24/08)
Humble mob prosecutor dies at 55 (02/21/08)
Reputed mob hit man guilty of 3 robberies (02/09/08)
Jury hears tape of beating in Calabrese trial (02/07/08)
Killer describes beating: 'We put the boots to him' (02/06/08)
Jury hears secret recordings in mob trial (02/06/08)
Feds try to nail reputed mob killer for robberies (02/05/08)
Message to shop: Don't tattoo a mob boss' daughter (01/25/08)
Jury could hear beating tape (01/07/08)
Top mob buster calls it a career (12/24/07)
Marshal on mobsters: I didn't know them (12/19/07)
Patterson may help mobsters 'Clown,' 'Little Jimmy' (12/13/07)
Juror: Mob killer threatened prosecutor (10/20/07)
Mob killer threatened prosecutor, juror says (10/19/07)
No bail for cop who helped mob (10/18/07)
Mind games with mobsters (10/08/07)
Murderers row (09/28/07)
Jury: 'We thought we did a very fair job' (09/28/07)
Relief for some families, anguish for others (09/28/07)
Verdict: Jury blames 10 murders on mobsters (09/27/07)
Mob juror: 'I did my job' (09/27/07)
Jury takes week off, gives defense 'great concern' (09/14/07)
No bond for retired cop in mob trial (09/13/07)
Ex-cop lied at Chicago mob trial, judge says (09/12/07)
Calabrese Sr.: 'Them are lies!' (09/12/07)
Mobster 'Didn't get away with it again' (09/11/07)
The Outfit's trail of blood and tears (09/11/07)
'No victory' for families in jury's guilty verdict (09/11/07)
Convictions put 'huge dent' in Chicago Outfit -- but won't kill it (09/11/07)
All 5 defendants guilty in Family Secrets mob trial (09/10/07)
Two mob trial jurors kicked out by judge (09/05/07)
Born into the mob, seeking his own way (09/03/07)
Prosecutor: Don't buy Lombardo's song and dance (08/31/07)
Lombardo 'dummied up' about mob involvement (08/31/07)
Mob trial witness called 'liar' (08/29/07)
Defense: Just a 'rent-a-mobster' (08/29/07)
'You can hear that man laughing' (08/28/07)
Cop says he was just visiting old pal in prison (08/24/07)
Calabrese visits 'boring, mind-boggling' (08/23/07)
Under tough grilling, Calabrese loses cool (08/22/07)
A mobster's 'Judas kiss' (08/21/07)
Frank Calabrese Sr. loses cool in court (08/20/07)
Calabrese: No time to kill people (08/17/07)
Lombardo: I only acted like mobster (08/16/07)
'Clown' testifies that he didn't help kill pal (08/15/07)
Clowning in the courtroom (08/15/07)
I didn't murder federal witness, says 'Joey the Clown' (08/14/07)
Witness: I saw cop, not mobsters, kill (08/14/07)
Will 'Clown' stick to previous story? (08/13/07)
'The Clown' to take stand in own defense (08/09/07)
Dentist: Lombardo talked about Spilotros' murders (08/08/07)
Dentist details conversations with 'Clown' (08/07/07)
'The Clown' hid near police station (08/07/07)
Burglar admits to indirectly bribing cops (08/07/07)
Career burgler: I bribed cops (08/06/07)
Mistress humiliates Marcello (08/03/07)
Michael Spilotro's widow testifies (08/02/07)
Mob boss' mistress to testify (08/02/07)
Forensic pathologist details Spilotro autopsies (08/01/07)
'He could put me away forever' (07/31/07)
How dentist took a bite out of mob (07/31/07)
2 counts dropped against U.S. marshal (07/31/07)
Brothers on opposite sides of defendant (07/30/07)
'Take care of the garbage' (07/27/07)
Jeweler's wife tells of baby gift from mob (07/27/07)
Master thief tells how he survived Outfit vendetta (07/26/07)
Witness details bribes to Chicago cop (07/25/07)
Calabrese's grip extended beyond prison: witness (07/25/07)
Defense tries to shoot holes in mob hit man's testimony (07/24/07)
Attorney blasts Nick Calabrese's testimony (07/23/07)
Hit man: 'I was a chicken, a coward' (07/20/07)
Calabrese recounts fellow hitman's murder (07/19/07)
Man named in trial 'a very good' banker (07/19/07)
Mayor livid over 'ridiculous' headline (07/19/07)
'Casino' mob hit detailed (07/19/07)
Hit man testifies (07/19/07)
Hit man: Daley pal was in on mob bombing (07/18/07)
Mobster pauses to explain a close-call (07/18/07)
Hitman details murders, bombings (07/17/07)
Calabrese: I killed with my brother (07/17/07)
Learning to decode mobspeak (07/16/07)
Judge imposes gag order at mob trial (07/14/07)
I love Dad, but not 'his Outfit ways': son (07/13/07)
Tape of Frank Sr. details mob hit (07/12/07)
Tape reveals chilling details of mob murder (07/11/07)
Tape: Calabrese was OK with killing his brother (07/11/07)
Family Secrets: Conversations and trial transcripts (07/11/07)
Recorded conversations reveal mob secrets in court (07/10/07)
Frank Jr. on killing: 'Business as usual' (07/10/07)
Holdout bookie testifies (07/09/07)
Judge tells 'Shark' to stop online attacks (07/09/07)
Dad once stuck gun 'in my face' (07/04/07)
Bookie refuses to testify against alleged hit man (07/03/07)
Convicted bookie jailed for contempt at mob trial (07/02/07)
FBI vet: Fingerprint matched Lombardo's (07/02/07)
Widow takes on mobsters (06/29/07)
Sleuth accused of mob links (06/28/07)
Witness: Lombardo attacked husband, son (06/28/07)
Witness: Lombardo part of top levels of mob (06/27/07)
Testimony: Pellicano worked for mob boss (06/27/07)
Shakedown tape played (06/27/07)
'My building could be burned down' (06/26/07)
Witness in Outfit trial: 'I feared death' (06/26/07)
Mob trial witness: Hoods squeezed me for 'street tax' (06/25/07)
Mob case is 'about real people' (06/22/07)
Mob defendant still flashing police badge (06/22/07)
2 others implicated in murders but not charged (06/22/07)
Prosecutor details deaths in mob trial (06/21/07)
Feds set to unveil secret history of Chicago mob (06/21/07)
Murder timeline (06/21/07)
The man who may put mob figures away (06/20/07)
Bomb threat as mob trial opens (06/20/07)
Tape could mean trouble for mobster (06/19/07)
'German' out of mob trial (06/16/07)
Mobster to get 7 to 9 years after guilty plea (06/15/07)
Guilty plea possible before mob trial (06/14/07)
Mobsters lose in appeals court (06/13/07)
The Clown's ruthless rise (06/10/07)
No telling who's boss of Chicago Outfit (06/10/07)
TV mobsters vs. genuine article (06/10/07)
Explanation of key documents in mob case (06/01/07)
Couple who stole from mob got whacked (05/04/07)
Mob jurors' names will be kept secret (04/25/07)
Who robbed Accardo? Secret out (04/20/07)
Help FBI find 'Little Tony' (04/10/07)
An all-star mob lineup (04/02/07)
Hollywood P.I. may help 'Clown' (03/20/07)
Mob trial could have A-list cast of ex-wiseguys (03/14/07)
From heists to mob hits (03/11/07)
Jury worry in mob case (02/19/07)
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