Outfit-connected restaurateur Gigi Rovito has potential new legal problems even beyond the gambling and extortion charges he faces in northwest Indiana.
At issue this week are questions about claims made by the Burr Ridge celebrity chef in his effort to be freed on bond from federal custody.
“Thou shall not lie about your church” is a core belief at Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine in Little Italy. As Gigi Rovito was trying to get out on bond in a federal organized crime case, he described himself in court documents as a longtime, active member of the parish, and even as a recipient of the church’s “Man of the Year” award…