Frank Schweihs

Francis John Schweihs (February 7, 1932 – July 23, 2008), aka "Frank the German", was an American gangster, who worked for The Outfit, the organized crime family of Chicago.

At the time of his death, federal prosecutors planned to indict him for numerous crimes, including murder.

Schweihs was convicted of extortion in 1989 and sentenced to 13 years and one month in prison; he was also ordered to pay $42,900 in fines and restitution.

Its operations were run out of the Old Neighborhood Italian American Club, originally on west 26th Street, in Chicago.

"The Hook" LaPietra, and Schweihs' partner skimmed $2 million from Las Vegas casinos in the 1980s and built a new massive club structure on West 31st Street, in Chicago.