Armando Fosco Senior was former Secretary-Treasurer of Local 738 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Career
Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents observed Armando working with Outfit heavyweight Ross Prio. In 2009, Armando’s son, Joseph Fosco, named Armando in a first of its kind civil RICO lawsuit against a mafia group. Armando was identified in the lawsuit as a suspected embezzler who failed to make a kickback payment to the Chicago Outfit.
The case was ultimately dismissed for statute of limitations issues.
Membership
According to Federal Bureau of Investigation documents, the government believed Armando was a member of the Chicago Outfit. According to the complaint, it was alleged that members of the Chicago Outfit, including Outfit boss John DiFronzo, schemed to extort money from the Fosco family, as if the family was in possession of said ill-gotten gains alleged to have been skimmed from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.