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- Francis „Frank“ John Schweihs (* 7. Februar 1932 in Chicago; † 23. Juli 2008 in ebenda) war ein deutsch-amerikanischer Mobster aus dem Umfeld des Chicago Outfit, der deshalb auch als „The German“ bekannt wurde. Sein Name wird immer dann im Zusammenhang mit dem Tod von Marilyn Monroe gebracht, wenn eine Ermordung der Schauspielerin durch die Amerikanische Cosa Nostra als möglich erachtet wird. Vor seinem Tod befand sich Schweihs unter Anklage, da er Auskunft über diverse Morde hätte geben können, u. a. über die Ermordung von Anthony Spilotro und dessen Bruder Michael, die im Film Casino verfilmt worden war. Auch soll er Informationen über die Ermordung des Teamsters Allen Dorfman, des Informanten Dick Cain, des Oberhaupts des Outfit Sam Giancana, des Kredithais und Mörders „Mad Sam“ DeStefano, des Auftragsmörders Chuckie Nicoletti etc. verfügt haben. Der Prozess mit Staatsanwalt Patrick Fitzgerald und Richter James Zagel war Ergebnis der FBI-Operation „Family Secrets“ (engl. „Familiengeheimnisse“), die 2005 zu diversen Verhaftungen führte. Zusammen mit Frank Schweihs standen James Marcello, Joseph Lombardo (78), Frank Calabrese (70), Anthony Doyle, ein ehemaliger Polizist, und vor Gericht. Zu verwertbaren Aussagen Schweihs kam es nicht. Der Prozess begann am 21. Juni 2007; da Schweihs aber schwer an Krebs erkrankt war, wurde er zunächst für nicht verhandlungsfähig erklärt. Nach Angaben des Gefängnissprechers Vincent Shaw vom in Chicago verstarb Schweihs am 23. Juli 2008 im Thorek Memorial Hospital. (de)
- 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. It is believed he had participated in, or had knowledge of, many murders going back decades, including brothers Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and Michael Spilotro, Allen Dorfman of the Teamsters Union, a disgraced Chicago cop, Outfit associate and informant Dick Cain, Outfit boss Salvatore "Sam," "Mooney" Giancana, loanshark Sam "Mad Sam" DeStefano, Outfit hitman Charles "Chuckie" Nicoletti and others. Schweihs had been convicted of extortion in 1989 and was sentenced to 13-years-and-one-month in prison and was ordered to pay $42,900 in fines and restitution. Schweihs operated with several crews, one of them the "Chinatown Crew" also known as the "26th Street Crew." Its operations were run out of the Old Neighborhood Italian American Club, originally on west 26th Street, in Chicago. Its founder, Angelo J. "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. In 1991, Schweihs collected $12,000 a month from the On Leong, in Chinatown, to allow them to run their casino there. The money was delivered to the Italian Club. The last known city of residence of Schweihs was Dania Beach, Florida, before he became a fugitive in April 2005. He was a fugitive along with Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo, who each went their separate ways; however, Schweihs was eventually caught in Berea, Kentucky, on December 16, 2005, and less than a month later, Lombardo was caught on January 13, 2006, in the Chicago area. Schweihs' trial was separated from the other defendants' because of his poor health (he had cancer). His co-defendants were convicted in the original trial in 2007. Schweihs remained in jail pending his trial. After his health had been judged to have improved, he was finally scheduled to go on trial in October 2008. Schweihs died on July 23, 2008, from complications related to his cancer. Schweihs' daughter, Nora Schweihs, is a castmember of Mob Wives Chicago. She had her father's body exhumed in July 2012 in order to prove the corpse's identity. Schweihs' remains were eventually cremated. (en)
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- 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. It is believed he had participated in, or had knowledge of, many murders going back decades, including brothers Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and Michael Spilotro, Allen Dorfman of the Teamsters Union, a disgraced Chicago cop, Outfit associate and informant Dick Cain, Outfit boss Salvatore "Sam," "Mooney" Giancana, loanshark Sam "Mad Sam" DeStefano, Outfit hitman Charles "Chuckie" Nicoletti and others. (en)
- Francis „Frank“ John Schweihs (* 7. Februar 1932 in Chicago; † 23. Juli 2008 in ebenda) war ein deutsch-amerikanischer Mobster aus dem Umfeld des Chicago Outfit, der deshalb auch als „The German“ bekannt wurde. Sein Name wird immer dann im Zusammenhang mit dem Tod von Marilyn Monroe gebracht, wenn eine Ermordung der Schauspielerin durch die Amerikanische Cosa Nostra als möglich erachtet wird. (de)
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