by JCB1977 » Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:57 pm
Lonardo and Porello's were part of the Sicilian Syndicate...The Milano's were from Calabria and operated independent from the Sicilians. It wasn't until the 1940's that Cleveland had one family but Milano was "part of the old guard" and he was the boss over all areas that had a Calabrian Organization and was particularly close to many Jewish racketeers.. In Youngstown, you had Paul Romeo, Michele Romeo and Dominic Mallamo (among many others) who answered to Milano. In Steubenville, OH you had James Vincent Tripodi and Cosmo Quattrone who were Calabrese and answered to Milano. In Pittsburgh, Antonio Ripepi and John Bazzano Jr were Calabrese and worked closely with Milano. Keep in mind that in the 1900's and 1920's, there was still quite a bit of the old mustache Pete's who were part of the fading Black Hand, which was dominated by Calabrians. Any particular questions, pm me and I'd be more than happy to answer them. I have no intention of posting on any of the forums anymore. I will check things but will not make any more public posts.
Lonardo and Porello's were part of the Sicilian Syndicate...The Milano's were from Calabria and operated independent from the Sicilians. It wasn't until the 1940's that Cleveland had one family but Milano was "part of the old guard" and he was the boss over all areas that had a Calabrian Organization and was particularly close to many Jewish racketeers.. In Youngstown, you had Paul Romeo, Michele Romeo and Dominic Mallamo (among many others) who answered to Milano. In Steubenville, OH you had James Vincent Tripodi and Cosmo Quattrone who were Calabrese and answered to Milano. In Pittsburgh, Antonio Ripepi and John Bazzano Jr were Calabrese and worked closely with Milano. Keep in mind that in the 1900's and 1920's, there was still quite a bit of the old mustache Pete's who were part of the fading Black Hand, which was dominated by Calabrians. Any particular questions, pm me and I'd be more than happy to answer them. I have no intention of posting on any of the forums anymore. I will check things but will not make any more public posts.