Bonus John “Pudge” Matassa – One Man’s Opinion

Gangland Wire

Gary Jenkins: Mafia Detective

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

This is a short bonus episode containing the opinion of a Wiretapper who is a member of the Chicago Laborers’ District Council LiUNA. This is a real deal strong Chicago union who looks out for 20,000 members. Give this a listen and then go onto my next episode in which myself and Cam Robinson examine the government’s case and the Outfit history of the participants. I was once a member of the United Automotive Workers Local 249 and I understand the benefits and need for a strong labor union. Ben Ellickson makes an interesting point, a mobbed up union representative may work harder on an individual worker’s grievance than another guy who is not connected. he has one great story about how that worked for one member. Don’t forget to hit me on your Venmo app and buy me eggs for my Hammy from Denny’s. You have to listen to get this inside joke. Just a little Podcaster’s humor. To go to the store or make a donation click here To rent Gangland Wire, the documentary, click To subscribe on iTunes click here, please give me a review and help others find the podcast.

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0:00.0	You are listening to Gangland Wire, hosted by former Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins.
0:18.6	Well, hello, wiretappers. I'm back for my summer hiatus. Look on my YouTube channel for a motorcycle tour of Monty and Clydesites. I did this with my good, I did this with my good friend, retired police sergeant Kate Kozl. Right after I got back from this trip, I saw a Chicago Tribune article on Mike Burns,
0:38.4	the Chicago outfit old and current news and articles Facebook page.
0:43.0	It seems that an outfit boss named John Pudgy Matassa was indicted for embezzling from a labor union.
0:48.6	I did a complete discussion of this story in the next show, but first I got an opinion and an analysis
0:53.5	from a real Chicago
0:55.0	labor union member and my friend Ben Ellickson. This is a bonus show in addition to the next show.
1:01.0	I thought that Ben's insightful comments needed their own listen. Don't forget to hit me up on my
1:05.7	Venmo app and gangland wire and help me buy my hammy with eggs at Denny's. Now that's an inside joke you'll
1:12.0	understand by the end of Ben's short commentary.
1:23.1	I was asked as a wiretapper that also happens to be a member of a Chicago trade union if I had an opinion on the recent conviction of Pudgy John Matassa on his embezzlement of the independent amalgamated workers local 711.
1:36.8	Sure, I got an opinion, but first, as a member of a union goes, let me point out that I'm not convinced that the independent amalgamated workers' local
1:44.4	7-11 was ever set up as an entity to protect the rights of its members, or achieve the best
1:49.7	wage that the marketplace will be willing to bear for its members.
1:53.0	I've seen this headline in the trip the other day. It looked like it came right out of the 80s.
1:56.5	It read, quote, Outfit Boston Union Leader, convicted of embezzlement, unquote.
2:01.6	Yeah, I read the story, and now I'm thinking a story should have really been entitled Outfit Boss's
2:05.6	sorry-ass, sad attempt of performing old tricks, subtitled because he's too stupid to come up with any new ones.
2:11.9	Think about it. This alleged upper crust of the outfit, John Pudgy Mattassa, here and after,
2:17.3	referred to by me as
2:18.5	Fallonius Pugsley, was convicted of embezzling meals, car washes, and $739. He was also ordered
2:26.6	by the court to make restitution to the Social Security Administration for fraudulently attempting
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