Learn more about managing a memorial . Lenny was born April 21, 1931 in Youngstown, the son of the late Dominic and Antoinette (Cavallo) Strollo and was a lifelong area resident. On this day in 1991 Joey Naples, a capo in the Pittsburgh Crime Family (Youngstown, Ohio faction) was killed in a contracted mob hit at the age of 59. AAA: Gas prices continue to fall in Ohio. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Next Detroit Street . Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. But when Gains refused overtures from his people, Strollo had a problem on his hands. "He did a better job for the defendant than the defendant's attorney." With the justice system in his pocket and the drug dealers gambling, Strollo's criminal empire was thriving. "Bernie the Jew," as his mob associates called the 68-year-old Altshuler, looked bored as he entered the courtroom, resigned to the fact that his lifetime of crime would end in prison. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Lenine "Lenny" Strollo, 90, of Youngstown, was called home on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. With good behavior, the former mob boss could be out in late 2008. To use this feature, use a newer browser. February 24, 2013 at 12:00a.m. Batcho, whose state trial is scheduled to begin next month in Youngstown, allegedly pulled the trigger of his .38-caliber handgun. Thanks for your help! Family and friends may pay their respects on Monday, January 30, 2017 from 10:00 am until 10:55 am at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 7345 Westview Dr., Boardman. Those taps provided evidence that led to more wiretaps, one of which yielded a conversation in which Garono and Strollo discussed supporting Phil Chance for Mahoning County sheriff. Weekly payouts! Family and friends may visit www.rossisantuccifh.com. to view this obituary, sign the guest book and send condolences to the Strollo family.- See more at: http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/#sthash.TAL3ieam.dpuf, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Mayfield Heights resident James Teresi pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling business. Traficant countered that he accepted the $163,000 as part of a maverick operation to trap the mobsters. Midwest Downtown Youngstown is often eerily quiet around 6 p.m., a ghost town when most cities and suburbs are still struggling through traffic gridlock. & lt;a href=mailto:meade@vindy.com & gt;meade@vindy.com & lt;/a & gt; By using this site, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use. Morford said that Mahoning County, when the organized crime investigation began in 1994, was corrupt, violent and out of control. Many Youngstown residents still note the lack of public outcry over the Gains shooting. The force of the attack knocked Gains to the ground, and he lost consciousness. Strollo testified they were lured in by money and, more disturbingly, legal protection. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking and baking for her family and friends and made the best biscotti for everyone. After the trial, one longtime Strollo associate finally said what nearly every observer noticed, but virtually no one was willing to mention publicly. One of those challengers was John Nardi, a reputed murderer and drug smuggler who was an officer of Cleveland Teamsters Local 410. Sotto voce planning sessions. Strollo, both hands clasped on his cane, showed no emotion as he sat and listened to Rich's remarks, sometimes glancing her way. But increased federal pressure and an influx of new ethnic and racial groups have radically changed the face of organized crime, decimating enterprises that were traditionally controlled by a few Italian families. How long after you were released from the halfway house?". Uncategorized One of the victims was Charles Carabbia, whose older brother Ronnie palled around with Edward DeBartolo Jr. until Ronnie was convicted in 1979 of flipping the switch that killed Greene. The money came from Cleveland, and Strollo gave Armstrong and others thousands of dollars to launder. On June 03, 1996 Biondillo was murder refused to cut Youngstown underboss Lenine "Lenny" Strollo in on revenues from his illegal video poker machines. 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. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Try again. As the top Mafia don in Ohio's Mahoning Valley, he presided over the killings and disappearances in and around Youngstown from his farm in nearby Canfield, where he tended his gardens and ate. Waiting in the shadow of a nearby house were Cleveland Blair and George Wilkins. Add to your scrapbook. "So, they . "When I think of all the lives these people have affected because of their greed, it disgusts me. One of the soldiers in that war was a teenaged Angelo Lonardo, who went on to take his father's nickname and position. Friends say Danny was terrified of prison and had grown to resent his younger brother, whom Danny felt wasn't paying him enough for his role as liaison with the police. Lenine Strollo. 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. Strollo was the final mob boss in Mahoning Valley history. Editors Dante Strollo, the brother of Youngstown, Ohio, mob boss Lenny Strollo - photo above, died on Tuesday. "The economy was down, so they needed high rollers to play," Assistant U.S. Attorney James Wooley says. Sentencing was delayed Judge O'Malley said sentencing was delayed so Strollo could fulfill his cooperation agreement. Morford asked Strollo. one of the men who participated in | 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. We know that Lenine is single at this point. Synenberg said Strollo's state time is up Dec. 8, 2008. She was always there to give a helping hand to anyone in need. 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. Gains puts down his cigar and whips out a black and silver handgun he keeps strapped at his side. Other family members and associates include Isabelle Costello, Sabita Pradhan, Eileen Colantone, Carolyn Adderty and . He confessed to the charges and hired Policy to defend him, but then recanted his confession. Strollo said he had his brother pay Campbell police chief Charles Xenakis $500 a month for three years and claimed that Campbell Law Director Mike Rich fixed numerous cases for him. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. While Gains fed his cats and made a call on his cellular phone, Batcho entered through the side door. Instead, the mob moved into rackets like gambling, loan-sharking, and controlling the vending businesses. Bachelor's degree. Dee had many passions throughout her life. & lt;a href=mailto:meade@vindy.com & gt;By PATRICIA MEADE & lt;/a & gt; VINDICATOR CRIME REPORTER CLEVELAND -- Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul J. Resend Activation Email. She was always there to give a helping hand to anyone in need.She was born June 4, 1929, in Youngstown, the daughter of Dominic and Mary Antoinette (Cavallo) Strollo and was a lifelong area resident.Dee was a graduate of East High School and a member of St. Charles Borromeo Church. May 19, 2021. The building has hosted some of the area's most infamous cases over the past few decades, including the trials of porn czar Ruben Sturman and mobster Joseph Gallo. Arrangements have been entrusted to the professional care of the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4221 Market St., Boardman (new location). Lynch said the information provided by the snitch was invaluable. Three defendants, three counts each, nine guilty verdicts. . Forgot Password. He became a government witness in 1997 after an arrest for . Armstrong spent almost two years giving Morford and Lynch insider access to the mob. Other moves were just plain moronic. Rivals, Drugs, and Money In 1997, a Pittsburgh jeweler paid Wilkins $255 for a ring. Usergen Or, in this case, as a group of small-time flunkies from downstate who turned out to be a bunch of squealers and chumps. He got a woman pregnant, married her and they had a child. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. It's the kind of place one might expect Gregory Peck to walk out of as Atticus Finch, a man as graceful and dignified as the surroundings. Cleveland's second mob war had begun. When Gains awoke in the hospital, he was happy to be able to move his legs but perplexed by the shooting. In 1944, John Scalish, a suave old-school Mafia don, ascended as head of the Cleveland family. May 20, 2021. January 28, 2004 at 12:00a.m. ", In the end, the very group that had reenergized the Youngstown gambling rackets brought them down. "It was a tough time for me. "As long as I'm in office or alive, I'm still a concern to them," he says of the Young-stown mob. "Approximately when did this occur? He occasionally wore a bulletproof vest--though even that wouldn't have helped him on the warm morning of August 3, 1996. [2] [5] The LaRocca family is one of the original 26 mafia families in United States. "This was the last Mafia case. 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. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Youngstown. 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. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Video Altshuler went to Riddle, who recruited drug dealers Mo Man Harris and Mark Batcho. The only ones who didn't cop a plea, he noted bitterly, were "two shines and a Jew.". On August 22, 1976, Moceri was tooling around Cleveland's Little Italy in his girlfriend's Lincoln Continental. Three Cleveland Hotels Receive AAA's 4 Diamond Rating, Bridgeworks Project Will Reach Full Funding With $2 Million Loan From Cuyahoga County, Fox 8 Photojournalists Are Fighting for Better Pay After Years of Stagnant Wages, Hazardous Conditions, A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Ohio Enacted the Most Restrictive Voter Photo ID Law in America, At Householder Trial, Former State Rep. 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The Fall Of Youngstown Mob Boss Lenny Strollo. She vividly remembers the first time she traveled to Youngstown with Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Morford, who pointed out the different areas controlled by the Mafia. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Prato did the same for the Pittsburgh mob, with help from Joseph "Little Joey" Naples and Strollo. cemeteries found in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. By episode 11, Congressman Traficant hopes to free a man facing convictions of being a Nazi war criminal. "He had no respect for anybody," Strollo said of Biondillo during the trial. During that trial, Traficant's friend Charles O'Nesti testified he delivered envelopes of cash to Traficant from Prato. O'Nesti and Rich pleaded guilty to conspiracy in March 1998. Occupation. When Lenny Strollo testified at the federal courthouse, he was only a few miles from where the old Hotel Statler used to stand. Strollo had met Altshuler in the mid-1970s, when they set up a craps game together. As for Altshuler, Riddle, and Turnage, even their lawyers were not completely sure why they took a bad gamble on a life sentence. Soon, Strollo's vending side job was paying up to $250 a week, triple what he made at his legitimate job, and over time he had his own machines and territory. The line was dead. When he refused, Strollo knew his leadership was being threatened. He said the government could have gone to trial and put Strollo in prison, but the same corrupt system would still exist. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. When Strollo heard Biondillo might have him killed, he decided to strike first. Strollo spent 13 years behind bars, convicted of bribes, money laundering and. You are unauthorized to view this page. 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. 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. Try again later. I shot him but the gun jammed.'". Drag images here or select from your computer for Edina M. Dee Strollo memorial. Located roughly halfway between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Youngstown and its organized crime rackets were traditionally divided between the Mafia families in those two cities. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). 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