Published 5 months ago

How John Franke prosecuted Frank Balistrieri and dealt a crippling blow to organized crime in Milwaukee

Summary by Ground News

John Franke was the lead prosecutor in a pair of six-week trials in the 1980s. He worked on the Organized Crime Strike Force for the U.S. Department of Justice. Franke's work on the Balistrieri trials was featured in a recent Journal Sentinel investigation.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Journal Sentinel

How John Franke prosecuted Frank Balistrieri and dealt a crippling blow to organized crime in Milwaukee

The cases were made possible by years of work, including an FBI investigation that brought agent Joe Pistone to Milwaukee while working undercover as a jewel thief named "Donnie Brasco."

5 months ago·Milwaukee, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.