Reputed Chicago mob figure: I didn't do it
Michael 'The Large Guy' Sarno pleads 'not guilty' to 2003 bombing
June 16, 2009
Reputed Chicago mob figure Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno has been freed on $1 million bail after pleading "not guilty" to a racketeering charge.
The 51-year-old Sarno was arraigned today in federal court in Chicago and ordered confined to house arrest pending trial.
He is required to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.
Six other men are also charged in the case, which stems from a February 2003 bombing that wrecked the offices of a company that distributed video-gaming equipment.
Prosecutors say it was a warning from the mob to stop horning in on its gambling operations.