John T. Scalish

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.

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

References

*Sifakis, Carl. "The Mafia Encyclopedia". New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-8160-5694-1

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04EFDE173BF930A25752C0A963948260 New York Times: F.B.I. Official Cites Depletion Of Crime Leaders in Cleveland]