Michael Sarno (born January 7, 1958) is an American mobster who has been identified as the alleged, current leader of the Cicero street crew in the Chicago Outfit criminal organization.
[2] Sarno was identified in the indictment as a mob money collector of extortion payments and juice loans and the owner of a tavern in Cicero, Illinois.
[15] In September 2008, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Steve Warmbir wrote, "this [investigation] appears to be possibly be building toward a reputed high-level mobster, Mike Sarno.
[12] On May 28, 2009, Sarno was indicted by the federal government and accused of leading an illegal gambling ring and playing a key role in the 2003 pipe-bombing incident.
The ring was accused of pulling off jewelry heists, stealing cars, committing arson, intimidating witnesses, and bombing a competitor's video poker business.
[20] In August 2020, Sarno filed a petition for compassionate release, arguing that the spread of COVID-19 within the prison system was a threat to his life,[21] however the following month a federal judge denied his request.