1759:
126:, the governing body in charge of allocating territories and settling disputes among Mafia families across the nation. Scalish was boss of the Cleveland mob for 32 years, by far the longest-reigning boss in the history of the Cleveland family. During his time as the crime family's leader, the group also developed ties with important crime figures like
118:
Scalish brought the
Cleveland crime family a lengthy period of stability and maintained violence at a minimum, concentrating more on expanding the family's influence and fortunes than gaining a reputation for fear and unnecessary violence. He forged ties between Italian and Jewish underworld forces
1331:
107:. Scalish was a very powerful and respected mob boss and commanded underlings who controlled gambling, loansharking, and large-scale union corruption. His rap sheet dated back to 1930 and included arrests for burglary and robbery.
20:
1650:
110:
Scalish was also a powerful labor racketeer in
Cleveland. During Scalish's reign as boss, Cleveland mobsters had much control over the Teamsters Union. By the 1950s, the Cleveland Mob reached its peak, with 60
122:
He also knew many prominent local politicians and judges on a first-name basis, which helped the crime family to stay under the radar for many years. Scalish once sat in on
1189:
1801:
452:
115:, and many more associates, according to the FBI. By the 1970s, however, the family's membership began to decrease, because Scalish didn't induct many new members.
1791:
38:
to the head of the
Cleveland Mob and to a bloody gang war that would essentially destroy the once-powerful crime family that Scalish had helped to develop.
892:
917:
887:
730:
103:
Dalitz also led the development of other casinos, a major hospital, and other Las Vegas projects, many of which were financed by the mob-controlled
1314:
912:
104:
61:
as head of the
Cleveland family upon his retirement to Florida. Scalish would remain boss for the next 32 years. Scalish attended the infamous
229:
370:
356:
342:
328:
314:
290:
200:
750:
445:
240:
88:
along with other crime bosses from across the United States. Scalish oversaw the
Cleveland family's aggressive move into Las Vegas and
1184:
1706:
1796:
1566:
1445:
1199:
1128:
438:
176:
1541:
723:
146:
1435:
30:(September 18, 1912 – May 26, 1976), also known as "John Scalise", was an American mobster who became the boss of the
382:
1085:
480:
81:
1536:
1207:
963:
947:
637:
1655:
1586:
1531:
1296:
1100:
1060:
999:
994:
672:
662:
657:
1054:
1762:
1551:
1420:
1070:
716:
677:
145:
On May 26, 1976, John
Scalish died during heart surgery at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland. He was buried at
1500:
1470:
1383:
1377:
1222:
1095:
1075:
1065:
1021:
953:
882:
667:
485:
461:
410:
123:
47:
1354:
1455:
1090:
1080:
1042:
1026:
1015:
903:
863:
652:
627:
139:
967:
1786:
1781:
1670:
1660:
1591:
1475:
1465:
1450:
1440:
1430:
1227:
1048:
942:
838:
829:
822:
811:
806:
796:
787:
647:
1732:
1696:
1675:
1601:
1425:
1360:
1031:
989:
642:
1711:
1596:
1571:
1521:
1480:
1036:
755:
73:
1691:
1308:
1302:
872:
801:
500:
366:
352:
338:
324:
310:
286:
196:
153:
77:
62:
35:
152:
A full-scale gang war for control of the
Cleveland rackets broke out after his death between
1665:
1621:
1556:
1337:
957:
66:
1701:
1606:
922:
852:
559:
69:. During Scalish's tenure as the boss, the Cleveland family lived up to its golden years.
31:
1576:
1561:
1485:
1460:
984:
847:
739:
632:
600:
595:
528:
505:
490:
475:
422:
403:
135:
58:
51:
296:"The Life and Hard Times of the Cleveland Mafia," Cleveland Magazine, August 1, 1978.
1775:
1727:
1546:
1526:
1490:
1247:
1240:
774:
564:
549:
533:
127:
1737:
1611:
1581:
1516:
1264:
1259:
877:
765:
693:
590:
569:
349:
Mobbed Up: Jackie
Presser's High-Wire Life in the Teamsters, the Mafia, and the FBI
157:
131:
97:
190:
1742:
1144:
1151:
1133:
574:
554:
93:
89:
85:
383:
New York Times: F.B.I. Official Cites
Depletion Of Crime Leaders in Cleveland
1138:
1253:
1212:
1174:
708:
430:
112:
19:
1616:
1415:
1158:
387:
1651:
Collaborations between the United States government and
Italian Mafia
1495:
1217:
18:
1269:
1234:
712:
434:
119:
during his reign to make substantial amounts of illicit money.
241:
F.B.I. Official Cites Depletion Of Crime Leaders in Cleveland
307:
Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family
134:. The family also became allies of the extremely powerful
1720:
1684:
1641:
1634:
1509:
1408:
1397:
1370:
1347:
1324:
1289:
1282:
1198:
1171:
1121:
1114:
1008:
977:
935:
901:
861:
836:
820:
785:
773:
764:
686:
620:
613:
583:
542:
521:
514:
468:
1190:List of Italian-American mobsters by organization
46:Born in 1912, Scalish was the brother-in-law of
253:"John T. Scalish Dies, Was Crime Figure Here".
724:
446:
388:The American Mafia: Crime Bosses of Cleveland
8:
54:and Cleveland mob associate Milton Rockman.
323:. London: Robert Hale & Company, 1973.
1638:
1405:
1286:
1118:
782:
770:
731:
717:
709:
617:
518:
453:
439:
431:
392:
351:. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989.
156:, Scalish's successor, and Irish mob boss
365:. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1993.
225:
223:
221:
34:. His death resulted in the ascension of
96:taking over the failing Desert Inn from
1802:Burials in Calvary Cemetery (Cleveland)
169:
1792:American gangsters of Italian descent
7:
80:, shaking down Casinos such as the
243:, New York Times, January 13, 1985
14:
1185:List of Italian-American mobsters
337:. New York: Charter Books, 1978.
309:. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
285:. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005.
231:, Cleveland Magazine, August 1978
1758:
1757:
23:John Scalish in the early 1970s.
1567:Italian-American National Union
1707:Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
1:
751:List of Mafia crime families
189:Short, Martin (2009-07-31).
16:American mobster (1912–1976)
1436:Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
1018:(Northeastern Pennsylvania)
272:. May 27, 1976. p. C2.
257:. May 27, 1976. p. C2.
57:In 1944, Scalish succeeded
1818:
1755:
1057:(Little Italy, Manhattan)
746:
419:
408:
400:
395:
195:. Kings Road Publishing.
1656:Operation Family Secrets
1587:National Crime Syndicate
1297:Atlantic City Conference
614:Relation to other groups
72:Scalish was involved in
1552:East Harlem Purple Gang
1421:Colacurcio Organization
1797:Cleveland crime family
1501:Velentzas Organization
1471:Philadelphia Greek Mob
1384:Mafia Commission Trial
1378:Pizza Connection Trial
968:10th & Oregon Crew
883:Greenwich Village Crew
740:Italian-American Mafia
462:Cleveland crime family
411:Cleveland crime family
283:The Mafia Encyclopedia
177:The Mafia at Apalachin
48:Cleveland crime family
32:Cleveland crime family
24:
1456:Musitano crime family
1228:Black Hand in Chicago
958:Angiulo's Boston crew
950:(Northern New Jersey)
192:The Rise of the Mafia
140:Genovese crime family
22:
1671:Operation Underworld
1661:Operation Old Bridge
1592:New Springville Boys
1476:Rizzuto crime family
1466:Papalia crime family
1451:Luppino crime family
1441:Inzerillo Mafia clan
1431:Cotroni crime family
1315:Palermo Mafia summit
807:New Springville Boys
130:, Meyer Lansky, and
1733:Buster from Chicago
1697:Hired Truck Program
1676:Operation Wasteland
1602:South Brooklyn Boys
1577:Marat Balagula gang
1361:Castellammarese War
893:Springfield faction
643:Detroit Partnership
638:DeCavalcante family
396:Business positions
361:Turner, William W.
1712:Rochester bombings
1597:Rudaj Organization
1572:Maceo Organization
1527:Bumpy Johnson gang
1522:Bugs and Meyer Mob
1481:Sacra Corona Unita
1332:Kefauver Committee
978:Midwestern/Western
918:New Jersey faction
888:New Jersey faction
802:Motion Lounge crew
756:Mafia bibliography
673:New Orleans family
663:Los Angeles family
658:Kansas City family
25:
1769:
1768:
1751:
1750:
1692:French Connection
1630:
1629:
1547:Dutch Schultz Mob
1393:
1392:
1355:Mafia–Camorra War
1309:Apalachin meeting
1303:Havana Conference
1278:
1277:
1208:Initiation ritual
1110:
1109:
931:
930:
873:116th Street Crew
706:
705:
702:
701:
678:Pittsburgh family
609:
608:
501:James T. Licavoli
429:
428:
420:Succeeded by
371:978-1-56025-063-0
357:978-0-87113-344-1
343:978-0-441-34010-1
329:978-0-7091-3966-9
315:978-0-06-016357-0
291:978-0-8160-5694-1
268:"Death Notices".
202:978-1-84454-779-1
154:James T. Licavoli
78:Las Vegas, Nevada
63:Apalachin Meeting
36:James T. Licavoli
1809:
1761:
1760:
1721:Related articles
1666:Operation Solare
1639:
1622:Winter Hill Gang
1557:Five Points Gang
1532:New York Camorra
1426:Commisso 'ndrina
1406:
1338:Valachi hearings
1287:
1244:(boss of bosses)
1122:Chain of command
1119:
1051:(Italian Harlem)
913:Brooklyn faction
783:
771:
733:
726:
719:
710:
668:Milwaukee family
618:
519:
481:Salvatore Todaro
455:
448:
441:
432:
401:Preceded by
393:
274:
273:
270:The Plain Dealer
265:
259:
258:
255:The Plain Dealer
250:
244:
238:
232:
227:
216:
213:
207:
206:
186:
180:
179:, Michael Newton
174:
147:Calvary Cemetery
67:Upstate New York
1817:
1816:
1812:
1811:
1810:
1808:
1807:
1806:
1772:
1771:
1770:
1765:
1747:
1716:
1702:Lufthansa heist
1680:
1643:
1626:
1607:Tanglewood Boys
1537:The Corporation
1505:
1401:
1399:
1398:Closely related
1389:
1366:
1343:
1320:
1274:
1194:
1167:
1106:
1004:
973:
956:(New England) (
927:
923:Tanglewood Boys
897:
857:
853:Ozone Park Boys
832:
816:
797:Calabrian group
778:
760:
742:
737:
707:
698:
682:
653:Genovese family
628:Bufalino family
605:
579:
560:Jimmy Fratianno
538:
510:
496:John T. Scalish
464:
459:
425:
416:
413:
406:
379:
333:Moldea, Dan E.
319:Messick, Hank.
305:Davis, John H.
302:
300:Further reading
281:Sifakis, Carl.
278:
277:
267:
266:
262:
252:
251:
247:
239:
235:
228:
219:
214:
210:
203:
188:
187:
183:
175:
171:
166:
105:Teamsters union
74:Casino skimming
44:
28:John T. Scalish
17:
12:
11:
5:
1815:
1813:
1805:
1804:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1774:
1773:
1767:
1766:
1756:
1753:
1752:
1749:
1748:
1746:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1724:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1715:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1688:
1686:
1682:
1681:
1679:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1647:
1645:
1636:
1632:
1631:
1628:
1627:
1625:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1562:Forty-Two Gang
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1513:
1511:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1486:Sicilian Mafia
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1412:
1410:
1403:
1400:and affiliated
1395:
1394:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1381:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1367:
1365:
1364:
1358:
1351:
1349:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1335:
1328:
1326:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1312:
1306:
1300:
1293:
1291:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1250:
1245:
1237:
1232:
1231:
1230:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1204:
1202:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1192:
1187:
1181:
1179:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1129:The Commission
1125:
1123:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1052:
1046:
1045:(Philadelphia)
1040:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1012:
1010:
1009:Mostly defunct
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
981:
979:
975:
974:
972:
971:
961:
951:
945:
939:
937:
933:
932:
929:
928:
926:
925:
920:
915:
909:
907:
899:
898:
896:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
869:
867:
859:
858:
856:
855:
850:
848:Baltimore Crew
844:
842:
834:
833:
828:
826:
818:
817:
815:
814:
812:Sicilian group
809:
804:
799:
793:
791:
780:
768:
762:
761:
759:
758:
753:
747:
744:
743:
738:
736:
735:
728:
721:
713:
704:
703:
700:
699:
697:
696:
690:
688:
684:
683:
681:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
648:Gambino family
645:
640:
635:
633:Chicago Outfit
630:
624:
622:
615:
611:
610:
607:
606:
604:
603:
601:Jackie Presser
598:
596:Angelo Lonardo
593:
587:
585:
581:
580:
578:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
546:
544:
540:
539:
537:
536:
531:
529:Anthony Milano
525:
523:
516:
512:
511:
509:
508:
506:John Tronolone
503:
498:
493:
491:Alfred Polizzi
488:
483:
478:
476:Joseph Lonardo
472:
470:
466:
465:
460:
458:
457:
450:
443:
435:
427:
426:
423:James Licavoli
421:
418:
407:
404:Alfred Polizzi
402:
398:
397:
391:
390:
385:
378:
377:External links
375:
374:
373:
359:
345:
335:The Hoffa Wars
331:
317:
301:
298:
294:
293:
276:
275:
260:
245:
233:
217:
215:, Martin Short
208:
201:
181:
168:
167:
165:
162:
149:in Cleveland.
136:Chicago Outfit
124:The Commission
59:Alfred Polizzi
52:Angelo Lonardo
43:
40:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1814:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1779:
1777:
1764:
1754:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1729:
1728:Barrel murder
1726:
1725:
1723:
1719:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1689:
1687:
1683:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1648:
1646:
1640:
1637:
1633:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1514:
1512:
1508:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1491:Siderno Group
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1411:
1407:
1404:
1402:organizations
1396:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1369:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1346:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1323:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1281:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1249:
1248:Mustache Pete
1246:
1243:
1242:
1241:Capo dei capi
1238:
1236:
1233:
1229:
1226:
1225:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1201:
1197:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1170:
1163:
1161:
1160:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1120:
1117:
1113:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1086:San Francisco
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
982:
980:
976:
969:
965:
962:
959:
955:
952:
949:
946:
944:
941:
940:
938:
934:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
910:
908:
906:
905:
900:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
870:
868:
866:
865:
860:
854:
851:
849:
846:
845:
843:
841:
840:
835:
831:
827:
825:
824:
819:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
794:
792:
790:
789:
784:
781:
779:New York City
776:
775:Five Families
772:
769:
767:
763:
757:
754:
752:
749:
748:
745:
741:
734:
729:
727:
722:
720:
715:
714:
711:
695:
692:
691:
689:
685:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
625:
623:
619:
616:
612:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
588:
586:
582:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
565:Carmen Milano
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
550:Shondor Birns
548:
547:
545:
541:
535:
534:Thomas Sinito
532:
530:
527:
526:
524:
520:
517:
513:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
473:
471:
467:
463:
456:
451:
449:
444:
442:
437:
436:
433:
424:
415:
412:
405:
399:
394:
389:
386:
384:
381:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
358:
354:
350:
347:Neff, James.
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
330:
326:
322:
318:
316:
312:
308:
304:
303:
299:
297:
292:
288:
284:
280:
279:
271:
264:
261:
256:
249:
246:
242:
237:
234:
230:
226:
224:
222:
218:
212:
209:
204:
198:
194:
193:
185:
182:
178:
173:
170:
163:
161:
159:
155:
150:
148:
143:
141:
137:
133:
129:
128:Shondor Birns
125:
120:
116:
114:
108:
106:
101:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
70:
68:
64:
60:
55:
53:
49:
41:
39:
37:
33:
29:
21:
1738:Cement shoes
1635:Other topics
1612:Unione Corse
1582:Murder, Inc.
1517:Broadway Mob
1446:Jewish Mafia
1265:Sixth Family
1260:One-way ride
1252:
1239:
1173:
1157:
1150:
1143:
964:Philadelphia
948:DeCavalcante
902:
878:Broadway Mob
862:
837:
821:
786:
694:Danny Greene
591:Ray Ferritto
570:Peter Milano
515:Past members
495:
486:Frank Milano
409:
363:Hoover's FBI
362:
348:
334:
320:
306:
295:
282:
269:
263:
254:
248:
236:
211:
191:
184:
172:
158:Danny Greene
151:
144:
132:Tony Accardo
121:
117:
113:made members
109:
102:
98:Bugsy Siegel
71:
56:
45:
27:
26:
1787:1976 deaths
1782:1912 births
1743:Shotgun Man
1542:The Council
1461:'Ndrangheta
1386:(1985–1986)
1380:(1985–1987)
1363:(1929–1931)
1357:(1914–1917)
1334:(1950–1951)
1145:Consigliere
1101:Trafficante
1061:New Orleans
1000:Los Angeles
995:Kansas City
65:in 1957 in
1776:Categories
1644:operations
1642:Government
1223:Black Hand
1152:Caporegime
1071:Pittsburgh
936:East Coast
584:Informants
575:John Nardi
555:Moe Dalitz
543:Associates
417:1945-1976
164:References
94:Moe Dalitz
90:California
86:Desert Inn
1172:Members (
1164:Associate
1139:Underboss
1115:Structure
1096:St. Louis
1076:Rochester
1066:Milwaukee
1039:(Chicago)
1022:Cleveland
954:Patriarca
42:Biography
1763:Category
1325:Hearings
1290:Meetings
1235:Vendetta
1213:Made man
1175:made men
1091:San Jose
1081:Rockford
1055:D'Aquila
1043:Lanzetta
1027:Colorado
1016:Bufalino
904:Lucchese
864:Genovese
766:Families
522:Made men
82:Stardust
1617:Westies
1510:Defunct
1416:Camorra
1159:Soldato
1103:(Tampa)
1049:Morello
990:Detroit
985:Chicago
943:Buffalo
839:Gambino
830:Colombo
823:Colombo
788:Bonanno
92:, with
1685:Crimes
1496:Stidda
1409:Active
1371:Trials
1340:(1963)
1317:(1957)
1311:(1957)
1305:(1946)
1299:(1929)
1283:Events
1254:OmertĂ
1218:Bagman
1032:Dallas
687:Rivals
621:Allies
469:Bosses
369:
355:
341:
327:
321:Lansky
313:
289:
199:
1200:Terms
1037:Genna
414:Boss
50:boss
1348:Wars
1270:Zips
1134:Boss
367:ISBN
353:ISBN
339:ISBN
325:ISBN
311:ISBN
287:ISBN
197:ISBN
138:and
84:and
76:in
1778::
777:of
220:^
160:.
142:.
100:.
1178:)
970:)
966:(
960:)
732:e
725:t
718:v
454:e
447:t
440:v
205:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
