Lawrence starts with the F word

[Hassin Bin Sober]

72. Well I guess so. I don't know what the difference is.

Even Wiki refers to The Outfit as the Chicago Mafia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Outfit

The Chicago Outfit, also known as the Chicago Syndicate, Chicago Mafia, Chicago Mob, or simply the Outfit, is a crime syndicate based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Dating back to the 1910s, it is part of the American Mafia; however, the Chicago Outfit is distinct from the "Five Families" of New York City.

Anyway. Neither one ever existed.

At least that's what they used to tell me. I worked with this guy's nephew in the 90s:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_J._LaPietra

Angelo J. "The Hook" LaPietra (1920–1999) was a Chicago mobster and member of the Chicago Outfit, involved in extensive loansharking operations in the city's First Ward during the 1970s and 1980s. He earned his nickname "The Hook" due to the way he murdered his victims—those that did not, or could not pay up. He would take his victim—bound and gagged—and hang him on a meat hook, (piercing the victim's rib cage with the meat hook) and then torture him to death with a blow-torch. The torch would not actually be the cause of death. The victims most often died from suffocation.

The guy that owned the car dealership where I worked used to hang out at the "Old Neighborhood Italian American Club" founded by Mr. LaPietra. He came in a few times walking with his cane. Didn't look too dangerous at that point.