Betty Loren-Maltese

Betty Loren-Maltese is a convicted felon and the former town president of Cicero, Illinois. She is a member of the Republican Party [1] and received national attention for her role in an insurance scam which robbed the town of $12 million.[2]

Betty Loren-Maltese
Town President of Cicero, Illinois
In office
1993 (1993)–2002 (2002)
Preceded byHenry Klosak
Succeeded byRamiro Gonzalez
Personal details
BornBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFrank Maltese
ResidenceCicero, Illinois

Biography

Loren-Maltese was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but she was raised in the Chicago area.[3] After working as a waitress, realtor, and newspaper publisher, she became active in the politics of Cicero, a suburb adjacent to the west side of Chicago.

Her husband, Frank Maltese, was the Cicero township assessor and mid-level mobster;[4][5] among other duties, he was the driver for Cicero town president Henry Klosak. Frank Maltese was also a bookmaker for the mob and died in 1991. In 1993, Loren-Maltese became town president following the death of Henry Klosak.[6]

Loren-Maltese was well liked by many residents for her attempts at community improvement.[7] She was particularly well known for her efforts in helping senior citizens with free services.[6]

In 2002 she was found guilty of helping to steal $12 million of the city's funds in an insurance scam.[8] She was sentenced to eight years in a federal prison[2] in California,[9] and designated Prisoner #13706-424. She was released on February 26, 2010.[10]

References
  1. "Cicero "Windows to the World" Betty Loren-Maltese". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. Fountain, John W. (10 January 2003). "Top Official In Cicero, Ill., Gets 8 Years In Fund Theft". The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. Live interview with Betty Loren-Maltese (via telephone), Good Day Chicago (morning newscast), WFLD, 29 June 2011.
  4. "New Mob Hierarchy Takes over Cicero (IPSN 97-3-26)". Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  5. "Here's why Cicero is so corrupt - Chicago Sun-Times". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  6. Gregory, Ted (15 Feb 2010). "Betty Loren-Maltese is back and a lot closer to Cicero". Chicago Breaking News. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  7. Deuchler, Douglas (September 2006). Cicero Revisited. Arcadia Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7385-4107-5. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  8. Engel, Matthew (31 August 2002). "Spirit of Capone lives on in Mobtown, Illinois". The Guardian. Cicero, Illinois. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  9. Kavanagh, Anne (March 2008). "Trauma Queen". Chicago. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  10. "Betty Loren-Maltese." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on March 23, 2011.
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