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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Years active: c. 1920–present: Territory: Primarily Greater Cleveland, with additional territory throughout Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania and Western New York, as well as South Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada [1] Ethnicity: Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates: Membership (est.)
The term "Ohio Gang", while used as an epithet by some during the decade of the 1920s and subsequently, was embraced by others. In his 1932 memoir Harry Daugherty unabashedly declared: "...I was a true son of Ohio, the battle ground of the Nation. I frankly confess to a leadership in the so-called 'Ohio Gang' for about forty years.
John Nardi (January 21, 1916 − May 17, 1977) was an influential associate of the Cleveland crime family who was involved in labor racketeering in Cleveland, Ohio. At the end of his criminal career, Nardi turned against his crime family in a bloody gang war.
An eight-month investigation into violence, staff shortages and gangs in Ohio's youth prison system won a national journalism award on Sunday.
Headquartered out of a clubhouse in the city's St. Clair–Superior neighborhood, the Cleveland Hells Angels came into conflict with another biker gang, God's Children Motorcycle Club, soon after their foundation in 1967. [13] The Hells Angels almost immediately declared war on God's Children, the gang claiming control over the area at the time.
Alfred Polizzi (born Alfonso Polizzi; Italian pronunciation: [alˈfɔnso poˈlittsi]; March 15, 1900 – May 26, 1975) was a Sicilian emigrant to the United States who was boss of the Cleveland crime family in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1935 to 1945. He stabilized the Cleveland crime family after a period of revenge killings, and was one of the most ...
Gangsters from Cleveland (15 P) P. Ohio politicians convicted of crimes (24 P) S. Serial killers from Ohio (44 P) Pages in category "Criminals from Ohio"
The pair followed the success of the bailout bill with a new goal: "Win the National Championship" − a reference to getting favorable action in the state budget that would guarantee the company ...