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CHICAGO (AP) - The star witness in the government's case against a dozen alleged Chicago mob figures pleaded guilty Friday to taking part in a conspiracy that included 18 murders.
Under heavy security, Nicholas W. Calabrese admitted that he took part in planning or carrying out 14 of the murders, including hits on Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, long known as the Chicago mob's man in Las Vegas, and Spilotro's brother in 1986.
The husky, white-haired Calabrese is expected to be the key witness against his brother, Frank Calabrese Sr., and other major mob figures charged in the government's Operation Family Secrets investigation.
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