The Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia

This book explores the rise of the Cleveland Mafia to third in rank after New York City and Chicago. Detailed are the important connections with mega-mobsters like Charles Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky, and the Cleveland mob's move into Las Vegas. Rick Porrello, a veteran of a Cleveland police agency, is a descendant of several of the principals in this book. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.