John T. Scalish
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John T. Scalish (1912-May 26, 1976) was an American organized crime figure with the Cleveland crime family.
In 1944, Scalish succeeded Alfred Polizzi as head of the Cleveland family; he remained boss until his death. Scalish also attended the infamous Cosa Nostra Apalachin Conference in 1957 in Apalachin, New York. He was the brother-in-law of mob boss Angelo Bruno and Milton Rockman.
On May 26, 1976 John Scalish died. A full scale gang war for control of Cleveland then broke out between James Licavoli and John Nardi.
[edit] Further reading
- Davis, John H. Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN 978-0-06-016357-0
- Messick, Hank. Lansky. London: Robert Hale & Company, 1973. ISBN 978-0-7091-3966-9
- Moldea, Dan E. The Hoffa Wars. New York: Charter Books, 1978. ISBN 978-0-441-34010-1
- Neff, James. Mobbed Up: Jackie Presser's High-Wire Life in the Teamsters, the Mafia, and the FBI. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-87113-344-1
- Turner, William W. Hoover's FBI. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1993. ISBN 978-1-56025-063-0
[edit] References
- Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-8160-5694-1
