John Nardi

John Nardi
Police mugshot of John Nardi
Born
Giovanni Narcchione

(1916-01-21)January 21, 1916[1]
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 1977(1977-05-17) (aged 61)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of deathcar bomb
Occupation(s)street vendor, teamster, mobster, enforcer, racketeer, mafia family associate
Known for
  • former associate of Irish-American Cleveland mobster Danny Greene
  • War with the Cleveland Mafia

    • John Nardi (January 21, 1916 − May 17, 1977) was an influential associate of the Cleveland crime family who was involved in labor racketeering in Cleveland, Ohio. At the end of his criminal career, Nardi turned against his crime family in a bloody gang war.

    1. ^ staff, Plain Dealer (March 1, 2011). "Union boss Nardi dies in bombing". cleveland.