Inside Lenz Network

Join co- hosts Denny Griffin and Andrew DiDonato as they and their guests take listeners beyond the newspaper headlines and into the real world of organized crime. Tonight's guest is former Chicago and Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta.   Frank Cullotta was born in Chicago, where he began his decades-long criminal career. As a teenager, he met another young tough on the streets: Tony Spilotro. The two boys became friends and criminal allies.   As they grew older Frank preferred to operate independent of the Mob. But Tony went on to become a made man and feared enforcer of the Chicago Outfit. And in 1971 the Outfit bosses sent him to Las Vegas to keep an eye on their casino interests.   In 1974 Frank was invited to join Tony in Sin City. He eventually joined Tony in Vegas. His role was to watch Tony’s back and apply muscle as necessary. He formed a crew of burglars, robbers, and killers that became known as the Hole in the Wall Gang.     However, Frank and Tony had a falling out in 1982; and at Tony’s re