When Gains regained consciousness, he managed to pick up his telephone. "Yes," he replied. A former mob boss who helped Youngstown earn the name "Crimetown U.S.A" has died at age 90. He said the government could have gone to trial and put Strollo in prison, but the same corrupt system would still exist. Gains left there at about 1 a.m. and stopped to buy cigarettes and cat food before he went home. My phone is bad, and I know it." Its marble pillars and ornate gold, green, and maroon fixtures give the building an air of nobility. One longtime Strollo friend says Danny always cared much more about his winemaking hobby than he did about the mob rackets. "Probably three, four months," Strollo said. My Kind of Crime Town He pointed out the power of Charles "The Crab" Carabbia, who for 25 years helped run card and dice games for the Cleveland mob in working-class towns like Struthers and Campbell. Feeling outgunned, Strollo turned to Jimmy Prato, a Pittsburgh mobster who owned a bar just outside of Youngstown. But if Strollo's contempt for the feds was increasing, so was their infiltration of the Youngstown mob. "He did a better job for the defendant than the defendant's attorney." That's why he accepted the deal and broke omerta--the code of silence he took in Pittsburgh twelve years earlier--and why he could be out of prison in twelve to fifteen years, if his health allows it. He should know. "The economy was down, so they needed high rollers to play," Assistant U.S. Attorney James Wooley says. Altshuler went to Riddle, who recruited drug dealers Mo Man Harris and Mark Batcho. He pleaded guilty to five more crimes in. Judge O'Malley said she wasn't the one he needed to apologize to. Youngtown is just south of my hometown. The list of bribes--a story in itself--is long and colorful. Our service doesnt provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency as explained by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Lenny Strollo was having problems of his own in 1996. Both the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Mafia factions had been paying bribes to recently elected Mahoning County Sheriff James Traficant to protect their gambling interests. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). May 20, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) A former mob boss whose criminal enterprise helped earn Youngstown the name "Crimetown U.S.A" before turning federal witness has died at age 90. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley said Gains' being able to "take off his victim hat" and defer to the government "had great impact on me." Of the 46 people indicted from a four-year FBI probe of organized crime and corruption in the Mahoning Valley, 42 people took plea bargains, including Lenine "Lenny" Strollo, a made man in the Pittsburgh Mafia who ran the Youngstown rackets. His appearance hasn't changed much after slightly more than six years behind bars -- his hair is still dark with only tinges of gray at the temples, but he has developed a slight paunch. All the information available through this website is gathered from public records. The evidence presented by federal attorneys during the case was overwhelming. & lt;a href=mailto:meade@vindy.com & gt;By PATRICIA MEADE & lt;/a & gt; VINDICATOR CRIME REPORTER CLEVELAND -- Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul J. To the "young lady who spoke [Rich]," he hoped that the good Lord would give her comfort. Lenine Strollo from Canfield, OH, age ~91. That raid led to Youngstown gambler Michael Sabella, who six months later agreed to wear an FBI wire and record his conversations with bookie Michael Serrecchio. Try again later. Riddle, 2001-Ohio-3484.] Armstrong went into the governments witness protection program, got a new identity (he took the name Robert Carney), spent years in several cities, and ultimately put down roots in the South. I shot him but the gun jammed.'". He was arrested at his Canfield home and remained in protective custody until he reached a plea agreement and became a government witness. Bulger, who viewed the killing of rivals and others who displeased him as just another day in the office, will die with only his demons at his bedside. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Information he provided Strollo provided information about a number of unsolved homicides and about La Cosa Nostra activities in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit and New York, Morford said. Mike Tobin Milano's father, Jerry, defended a handful of wise guys in the 1970s and 1980s. cemeteries found in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. One of the topics on the agenda at that ill-fated meeting was the brutal Corn Sugar War, a familial feud of the late 1920s that left eleven local mobsters dead. Strollo denies any involvement in Naples's murder, and the case remains unsolved. They [Morford and Lynch] told me I did what no law enforcement agency could have done in 50 years, Armstrong said. On August 22, 1976, Moceri was tooling around Cleveland's Little Italy in his girlfriend's Lincoln Continental. "It didn't bother me at first, because I thought I had some inroads with him because I had two people talking to him.". YOUNGSTOWN One-time Valley mob boss Lenine "Lenny" Strollo, 90, the former organized crime boss who cooperated with the FBI and provided testimony on several Youngstown area killings and. Dogged investigators. A car driven by Lavance Turnage sat with its hood raised, blocking his way. Dee had many passions throughout her life. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 99 CA 147 PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, ) ) - VS - ) OPINION ) JEFF RIDDLE, ) ) . But Strollo and Altshuler had a plan. EDINA M. 'DEE' STROLLO CANFIELD - There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 7345 Westview Drive in Boardman, with Father Philip Rogers officiating for Edina M. "Dee" Strollo, 87, who passed away peacefully Thursday morning, Jan. 26, 2017, with. Arrangements have been entrusted to the professional care of the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4221 Market St., Boardman (new location). Try again later. "Who are the high rollers? YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio A former mob boss whose criminal enterprise helped earn Youngstown the name "Crimetown U.S.A" before turning federal witness has died at age 90. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. When I got off parole I went back to Lenny. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? "He came in, and I pirouetted and saw the gun," Gains says. Strollo needn't have worried. Think about it. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Biography [ edit] Early years [ edit] Anthony Strollo was born in New York City, the son of Calabrian immigrants Leone and Giovannina Nigro. The difference is the blase attitude we greet it with. Fifty years ago this month, Mahoning Valley Mafia boss Lenny Strollo and two of his associates, Vince Serman and Bobby Armstrong, were arrested by U.S secret service agents and charged with possessing and passing counterfeit $10 bills. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. LCN was active well into the 90s there the union rackets and gambling. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. By the time Strollo took control of Youngstown, those gambling mill workers didn't exist anymore--at least not in the numbers that allowed the All-American Club to make millions. "Yes," Strollo responded. Cleveland's second mob war had begun. There is a problem with your email/password. Operating the club got Strollo, as well as his brother Dante "Danny" Strollo and Altshuler, in trouble in 1988, when they were indicted for gambling and bribing a Mahoning County sheriff's deputy and a local police chief. Forgot Password. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Strollo had met Altshuler in the mid-1970s, when they set up a craps game together. But veteran courthouse observers are still scratching their heads over Riddle's and Turnage's decisions to go to trial, even with some demented notion of honor at stake. It had all the hallmarks of the mob stories in movie theaters: colorful gangsters with nicknames like "Lemons" and "The Crab." James "Jack White" Licavoli and the Carabbia brothers--Ronnie and Charlie--controlled the Cleveland family's interests. The judge said, however, that given the nature of the government's allegations, Rich's father had participated in organized crime activity, too. Regions Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. When he refused, Strollo knew his leadership was being threatened. It's a story that still plays well in the movies. The government needed to go "high, broad, wide and deep" to break the criminal enterprise, he said. Detroit Armstrong served a total of 10 years, and it was during his time behind bars that he decided to get even with the Strollos and Prato. Verify and try again. What Gains didn't know was that Riddle, Harris, and Batcho were staking out his house. Since then, he has participated in countless interviews with FBI agents and federal prosecutors, and testified at trials. He then called the two FBI agents who were assigned to the organized crime division in the Youngstown office, Larry Lynch and Craig Morford, and offered his services. While Scalish kept mob peace in Cleveland, Youngstown was at war. "That's how confident, how cocky they were [that] they could get away with anything. Please try again later. Webmasters Earn 75% comission on every sale you drive to our website. The money came from Cleveland, and Strollo gave Armstrong and others thousands of dollars to launder. The balance of power changed irrevocably in 1976, when Cleveland don John Scalish died unexpectedly during open-heart surgery without having named a successor. "It's like riddles and puzzles to put together," Morford says. Based in Washington, D.C., Stiller travels the country assisting in organized-crime prosecutions. Prosecutors accused the Strollo brothers and Mandel, a former assistant U.S. attorney and University Heights law director, of skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Conneaut fireworks company Mandel owned. In 1963 Strollo was arrested for counterfeiting $10 bills and, after a lengthy appeal, served jail time in 1967. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. A. Superior Avenue was cold, quiet, and nearly deserted on the morning of March 12, but the United States District Courthouse was buzzing with activity and anticipation. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Try again later. At least that's how Milano sees it. Downtown Youngstown is often eerily quiet around 6 p.m., a ghost town when most cities and suburbs are still struggling through traffic gridlock. "It was a tough time for me. Weekly payouts! "The death of Lenny Strollo? Hit and Miss Strollo turned to Altshuler, who was also arranging the hit on Biondillo. I said to myself These S.O.B.s will pay for this. I shook hands with Danny, and started keeping records for three or four years.. "In other cities, maybe they have some of it. Previously city included North Lima OH. One of those challengers was John Nardi, a reputed murderer and drug smuggler who was an officer of Cleveland Teamsters Local 410. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. With no Republican challenger in the November 1996 general election, Gains was assured the county prosecutor's seat. [2] [5] The LaRocca family is one of the original 26 mafia families in United States. She was employed for many years as a production clerk for General Fireproofing Company. She said his federal time will include safety considerations to protect him from those he testified against and will run concurrent with two concurrent 10-year state prison terms. Please enter your email and password to sign in. It absolutely disgusts me.". She also loved her Golden Girls sisters trips to many Casinos and enjoyed spending family time with everyone. Year should not be greater than current year. "It was worth it. Prato did the same for the Pittsburgh mob, with help from Joseph "Little Joey" Naples and Strollo. Lenny Strollo, the former mobster once credited by the FBI with operating America's biggest illegal casino, has died at age 90. He panicked, ran out of the house, and hopped in the car where Riddle and Harris waited. Editors Dante Strollo, the brother of Youngstown, Ohio, mob boss Lenny Strollo - photo above, died on Tuesday. "One prominent member of the community actually said to me, 'Yeah, he was a good guy who wanted to clean house, so of course they shot him,'" says Mark Shutes, an anthropology professor at Youngstown State University. That raid would eventually lead to a major headache for Strollo, though he wouldn't know it until it was too late. In mid-1968, Armstrong was arrested for armed robbery, kidnapping, intentional shooting with intent to kill and rape. Design Awards: 2011 CEDIA Electronic Lifestyle Award - Home Theater Level VII Bronze Technical Design He would continually tell friends that the federal government was misguided in targeting the Mafia, because taking down the mob would only create a vacuum that would be filled by more ruthless criminals. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Lenny was born April 21, 1931 in Youngstown, the son of the late. Waiting in the shadow of a nearby house were Cleveland Blair and George Wilkins. The Irishman--who wore only green clothes, wrote in green ink, and drove a green car--was killed leaving his dentist's office in Lyndhurst. But when he comes out to greet a visitor, Gains is more like the anti-Atticus. But after that, La Cosa Nostra--the Mafia--in Ohio is probably finished. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. South Midwest Garono, who once said a good way to get gamblers to pay up is by putting them in a bag and beating them with a baseball bat, agreed to racketeering charges four months later. Mike Tobin may be reached at [emailprotected]. It would have been a wise move, because there was no surprise ending, no fourth-quarter heroics. Dee will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends for her generosity and kindness. Bikers "The mob thought they had lightning in a bottle with the drug dealers," says Milano. Drug Gangs Gains puts down his cigar and whips out a black and silver handgun he keeps strapped at his side. Dees family wants to thank the dedicated staff of Sunrise Assisted Living in Poland as well as the caring angels and staff at Hospice of the Valley for their love and dedication throughout these last months. So was Strollo. Learn more about merges. Once out of prison, Strollo will be on three years' supervised release and must do 250 hours community service. Three defendants, three counts each, nine guilty verdicts. Strollo, 68, pleaded guilty last month to running the operation in eastern Ohio, plotting to kill a rival gang leader, running a numbers game and bribing officials. Finally, on February 16, 68-year-old Lenny Strollo struck a deal with federal prosecutors that could have him out of jail in as little as twelve years. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Prosecutors believe Chance was one of several public officials connected to Lenine "Lenny" Strollo, the area's alleged mob boss who goes on trial Feb. 16 with four co-defendants on a host of. International BOARDMAN Some 20 years ago, Lenine "Lenny" Strollo was expected to end up the last mob boss to go down in Cleveland's federal court. There was a problem getting your location. Fresh out of jail, Strollo was at the zenith of his criminal career. Though his brother was a captain in the Pittsburgh crime family, running the crew and leading all . Short and blunt, with pockmarked olive skin and an excitable manner, Gains seems the prosecutorial equivalent of a pesky dog that won't go away. He was 91 years old. on Here those conditions have combined to produce a breakdown of the democratic process. He was 89 years old. Arthur Treacher's in Garfield Heights Reopened by New Owner Who Plans More Locations in Ohio, The Absolutely Nutty Cleveland/East Palestine/15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory, Explained. Everything, from murder charges to alleged robberies to simple DUIs, was watered down or thrown out. By then, the disheveled Traficant had crafted a populist message, which struck a chord with Youngstown's unemployed mill workers, and he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. to view this obituary, sign the guest book and send condolences to the Strollo family. Forgot Password. And, inevitably, turncoats who cut deals for themselves and created a domino effect that ended with Dante Strollo testifying against his kid brother--who, in turn, agreed to tell the government mob secrets "whenever, wherever, to whomever, and in whatever form" federal prosecutors demanded. Patricia Meade ", He quickly gets hold of himself, clears his throat, and gets angry. Kobler also presciently noted, "The Youngstown area exemplifies the truism that rackets cannot survive without two basic conditions--the sanction of police and politicians, and an apathetic public. "These people are a cancer on this society," he fumes. On August 19, 1991, as Naples was checking on construction of his new mansion in bucolic Beaver Township, Pennsylvania, a sniper hiding in a nearby cornfield shot him dead. O'Nesti and Rich pleaded guilty to conspiracy in March 1998. This account has been disabled. On May 17, 1977, Nardi was blown to bits when a car packed with explosives was detonated next to his in the parking lot of the Teamsters building. Judge O'Malley, meanwhile, permitted Melissa Biondillo Rich of Boardman to give a victim-impact statement. His voice cracks, and his eyes get just the tiniest bit misty. News Judge Maureen A. Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court imposed the prison time Monday on George Wilkins III, 41, of McClure Street . See more ideas about youngstown, youngstown ohio, mob. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. The force of the attack knocked Gains to the ground, and he lost consciousness. It was cold and rainy when Gains left his office at 8 p.m. on December 23. Biondillo was known to frequent in and around Youngstown, Ohio. The county prosecutor said maybe getting shot was worth it because what followed was the dismantling of a corrupt organization. But the reality in Mahoning County is that the mob has held that area in its clutches for nearly three generations, infiltrated its public institutions to an unprecedented level, and, some residents say, choked off any possibility the depressed region has of economic recovery. The cat-and-mouse stalking continued intermittently until Christmas Eve 1996, when Riddle and his thugs finally got to Gains. February 24, 2013 at 12:00a.m. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Strollo was a self-employed vending machine owner, according to his. "And can you tell us what role you played in that murder?" Chicago The first two ended with hung juries. May 19, 2021. Many Youngstown residents still note the lack of public outcry over the Gains shooting. Clerks scurried about, and television cameramen took up positions on the courthouse stairs near Public Square. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. "I had lost any sensation of pain. Cleveland Taco Week returns on Monday, April 10th. Based on the information gathered, the federal government launched a major investigation into government corruption and organized crime in the Valley. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking and baking for her family and friends and made the best biscotti for everyone. She also loved her Golden Girls sisters trips to many casinos and enjoyed spending family time with everyone.Dee leaves to cherish her memories, her beloved sisters, Jennie Dundee and Vilma Cramer; as well as her loving brother and sister-in-law, Lenny (Antoinette) Strollo. "Lenny will be on a beach with a couple of blondes and a bag full of hundred-dollar bills, waving, saying, 'No, Bernie, I'll never give you up,'" Milano said with a grin on his face, clearly amused by the image. Just before Altshuler, Riddle, and Turnage were marched out in their orange prison jumpsuits for sentencing, Milano sat on a court bench in an expensive gray suit, head cocked and leg resting on his knee, chatting with reporters. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Informants told the FBI that Strollo feared Naples would try to take over his gambling operations while he was away. 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