He recovered and went on to be convicted of racketeering.

Clifford Wong was the first tong boss in America to be convicted of racketeering.

Blagojevich's predecessor, Republican George Ryan, was convicted of racketeering and served five years in federal prison.

Though convicted of racketeering, Spero decided not to cooperate with the government, so he never implicated Massino.

Pellicano was convicted of racketeering, conspiracy and wiretapping in 2008 and is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence.