Angelo Lonardo

American mobster

1977 police mugshot of Angelo Lonardo.

Angelo Anthony Lonardo (January 21, 1911 − March 31, 2006) was a mobster who became the acting boss of the Cleveland crime family in the early 1980s.

Lonardo was born in 1911 in Cleveland to Joseph and Concetta Lonardo. His godfather was Anthony Milano. After his father was murdered by a member of the Porrello crime family in 1927, 16-year-old Lonardo swore revenge and murdered Salvatore Todaro with his cousin Dominic Sospirato. Lonardo was tried and sentenced to life in prison. However, his lawyer was able to get a second trial and he was discharged and released. He later joined Milano's brother Frank in the Cleveland crime family. He eventually worked his way up to underboss in 1976.

After his arrest in 1983, Lonardo became a government informant and testified against his former colleagues and several mob figures throughout the US. Lonardo and Jimmy Fratianno, the acting boss of the Los Angeles crime family, were the highest-ranking mobsters to become federal witnesses until Gambino underboss Sammy "the Bull" Gravano during the early 1990s. He eventually went into the federal witness protection program, but left it to return to Cleveland.

Lonardo died in his sleep on April 1, 2006, aged 95.[1] He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Caniglia, John; Guillen, Joe (April 1, 2006). "Cleveland mob turncoat 'Big Ange' Lonardo dies". The Plain Dealer. p. A1.
2. ^ Vigil, Vicki Blum (2007). Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols and Stories. Cleveland: Gray & Co. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9781598510256.

* Porrello, Rick. To Kill the Irishman: The War that Crippled the Mafia. Novelty, Ohio: Next Hat Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9662508-9-3
* Vigil, Vicki Blum (2007). Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols & Stories. Cleveland, OH: Gray & Company, Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59851-025-6

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Cleveland crime family

Bosses|

* Joseph Lonardo
* Salvatore Todaro
* Frank Milano
* Alfred Polizzi
* John T. Scalish
* James T. Licavoli
* John Tronolone

Past members|

| Made men|

* Ray Ferritto
* Anthony Milano
* John Nardi
* Thomas Sinito

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Associates|

* Alex Birns
* Moe Dalitz
* Jimmy Fratianno
* Carmen Milano
* Peter Milano

Informants|

* Angelo Lonardo

Relation to other groups|

| Allies|

* Genovese family
* Chicago Outfit
* Los Angeles crime family

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Rivals|

* Danny Greene

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Families|

| Five Families of
New York City|

* Bonanno
* Calabrian group
* Motion Lounge crew
* Sicilian group
* Colombo
* Gambino
* Baltimore Crew
* Ozone Park Boys
* Genovese
* 116th Street Crew
* Broadway Mob
* Greenwich Village Crew
* New Jersey faction
* Lucchese
* Jersey Crew
* Tanglewood Boys
* Vario Crew

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East Coast|

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* DeCavalcante (Northern New Jersey)
* Patriarca (New England) (Angiulo's Boston crew)
* Philadelphia (10th & Oregon Crew)

Midwestern/Western|

* Chicago
* Detroit
* Kansas City
* Los Angeles

Mostly defunct|

* Bufalino (Northeastern Pennsylvania)
* Cleveland
* Colorado
* Dallas
* Genna (Chicago)
* Galveston (Houston)
* Lanzetta (Philadelphia)
* Morello (Italian Harlem)
* D'Aquila (Little Italy, Manhattan)
* New Orleans
* Milwaukee
* Pittsburgh
* Rochester
* San Francisco
* San Jose
* Seattle
* St. Louis
* Trafficante (Florida)

Structure|

| Chain of command|

* The Commission
* Boss
* Underboss
* Consigliere
* Caporegime
* Soldato
* Associate

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Members (made men)|

* List of Italian-American mobsters
* List of Italian-American mobsters by organization

Terms|

* Initiation ritual
* Made man
* Bagman
* Black Hand
* Black Hand in Chicago
* Vendetta
* Capo dei capi (boss of bosses)
* Mustache Pete
* Omertà
* One-way ride
* Sixth Family
* Zips

Events|

| Meetings|

* Atlantic City Conference (1929)
* Havana Conference (1946)
* Apalachin meeting (1957)
* Palermo Mafia summit (1957)

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Hearings|

* Kefauver Committee (1950–1951)
* Valachi hearings (1963)

Wars|

* Mafia–Camorra War (1914–1917)
* Castellammarese War (1929–1931)

Trials|

* Pizza Connection Trial (1985–1987)
* Mafia Commission Trial (1985–1986)

Closely related
and affiliated
organizations|

| Active|

* Camorra
* Commisso 'ndrina
* Cotroni crime family
* The Corporation or Cuban Mafia
* Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
* Inzerillo Mafia clan
* Jewish Mafia
* Luppino crime family
* Musitano crime family
* 'Ndrangheta
* Papalia crime family
* Philadelphia Greek Mob
* Rizzuto crime family
* Sacra Corona Unita
* Sicilian Mafia
* Siderno Group
* South Brooklyn Boys
* Stidda
* Unione Corse
* Velentzas Organization
* Winter Hill Gang

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Defunct|

* Broadway Mob (Originally Jewish and Italian; absorbed by Genovese family)
* Bugs and Meyer Mob (Jewish, absorbed by Murder Inc.)
* Bumpy Johnson gang
* New York Camorra
* Los Angeles crime family (Both an American Mafia and Jewish Mafia family)
* The Council
* Dutch Schultz Mob
* East Harlem Purple Gang (Semi-independent, most closely affiliated with Genovese family)
* Five Points Gang
* Forty-Two Gang
* Italian-American National Union
* Marat Balagula gang (Russian mafia, affiliated with Lucchese)
* Murder, Inc. (Italian and Jewish, closely affiliated with or part of the American Mafia)
* National Crime Syndicate (Mostly Italian and Jewish)
* Rudaj Organization (Albanian mafia)
* Tanglewood Boys (Semi-independent Italian-American gang, affiliated with Lucchese family)
* Westies (largely defunct)

Other topics|

| Government
operations|

* Collaborations between the United States government and Italian Mafia
* Operation Family Secrets
* Operation Old Bridge
* Operation Solare
* Operation Underworld
* Operation Wasteland

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Crimes|

* French Connection
* Hired Truck Program
* Lufthansa heist
* Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

Related articles|

* Barrel murder
* Buster from Chicago
* Cement shoes
* Shotgun Man

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