Anthony Milano

Anthony Milano (December 5, 1888 – August 5, 1978) was an American mobster who rose to power working for the Cleveland crime family in the American Mafia. He served as the longtime underboss in the Cleveland crime family from 1930 until his retirement in 1976. He was the godfather of future Cleveland crime family underboss Angelo Lonardo.

Milano was born on December 5, 1888, in

Milano had significant control over several local labor unions in Cleveland due to his connection to Jackie Presser.^[1] As the years went on, Milano spent less time involved in the Cleveland crime family and he began to take on more of an advisory role while other influential crime family members served as acting underbosses. Even so, he kept the title of underboss until his retirement in 1976.

Milano became a naturalized citizen on June 27, 1924. He married Josephine DiSanto and had four sons: Peter, Frank, John and Carmen. His wife and kids moved to Los Angeles in the 1940s while he split time between Los Angeles, Cleveland and Las Vegas. Milano had many legitimate and criminal business interests in all three cities. His eldest son Peter was a member of the Los Angeles crime family and the Milanos' relationship strengthened the ties between the two crime families. His niece's husband John Nardi, an influential associate of the Cleveland crime family, went against the Cleveland family in the 1970s and sided with the Irish gang led by Danny Greene.

He died of natural causes on August 5, 1978, at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland.^[2] He was buried at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon, Ohio.^[3]

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• Bureau of Narcotics, Sam Giancana, The United States Treasury Department (2009), Mafia: The Government's Secret File on Organized Crime, Skyhorse Publishing Inc.,
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• ISBN 9780966250893