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The Cleveland crime family, also known as the Scalish crime family or the Cleveland Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Cleveland, Ohio and throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The organization formed during the 1900s, and early leadership turned over frequently due to a series of power grabs and assassinations.
John Scalish was the last great don of the Cleveland Mob, who died in 1976 without choosing a successor. His death sparked a bloody power struggle among his lieutenants, involving a mysterious FBI informant and a series of bombings.
Jul 29, 2015 · The Cleveland crime family originated when the four Lonardo brothers and seven Porrello brothers migrated to the U.S. from Sicily in the early 20th century.
Learn how Cleveland became a hub of organized crime in the early 20th century, from the violent circulation battles of newspapers to the bootlegging and racketeering of the Prohibition era. Discover the stories of the notorious gangsters, bosses and cops who shaped the city's underworld.
- Frank Kuznik
Cleveland crime family succession of mob bosses, 1901-1990 – underworld leaders in the northern Ohio organization also known as the Licavoli family.
The Cleveland crime family, also known as the Scalish crime family or the Cleveland Mafia, are an Italian American Mafia crime family based in Cleveland, Ohio and throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The organization formed during the 1900s, as leadership turned over frequently due to a series of power grabs and assassinations.
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NSTLKIA presents 'Warfare', our newest documentary on the rise, and subsequent fall, of one of America's most important, yet most unknown families, The Cleveland Family., ...more
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