The Men Behind Mob Wives Chicago

John "Big John" Fecarotta

John Fecarotta AKA “Big John” is the uncle of Renee Fecarotta Russo of VH1 Mob Wives Chicago. Big John was allegedly a “juice loan collector”, also known as a loan shark, meaning he used to loan money to people at a very high interest rate. Anyone who wasn't able to repay the loan, there would be threats, force, physical harm and possibly death involved. That is what he’s allegedly known for in The Mob.

Fecarotta was also an alleged hit man for The Outfit. The Outfit, also known as Chicago Outfit, Chicago Mafia or Chicago Mob, has many crime families at its disposal. Fecarotta was involved in many entangled criminal activities.

This is a short biography of John Fecarotta AKA Big John. He's the uncle who raised VH1 Mob Wives Chicago star Renee Fecarotta Russo after her father died. According to Renee, Big John was her mentor and best friend until he was murdered.

All Ebooks in This Series

• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Sammy “The Bull” Gravano (Father of Karen Gravano)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Anthony “TG” Graziano (Father of Renee Graziano)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi (Uncle of  Angela “Big Ang” Raiola)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Joseph Ferragamo, Louis Facciolo and Bruno Facciolo (Ex-husband, Father and Uncle of Carla Facciolo)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Benjamin “Lefty Guns” Ruggiero (Grandfather of Ramona Rizzo)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Lee D'Avanzo (Husband of Drita D'Avanzo)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Hector “Junior” Pagan (Ex-Husband of Renee Graziano)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi (Uncle of Angela “Big Ang” Raiola)
• The Men Behind Chicago Mob Wives: Frank “The German” Schweihs (Father of Nora Schweihs)
• The Men Behind Chicago Mob Wives: John A. “Big John” Fecarotta (Uncle of Renee Fecarotta)