John Nardi
Killed by a car bomb in Cleveland in May 1977, by the account of the FBI's Cleveland chief in 1988 Senate testimony; a 1986 federal court summarized the government's proffer that he and Danny Greene were killed in car bombings in 1977.
- Died
- 1977
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records and the filed newspaper pages state.
On the record
- 1976 — Angelo Lonardo, Senate testimony (1988): Leo Moceri "had been murdered on the orders of John Nardi," and Lonardo and Licavoli asked Anthony Salerno in New York for help in killing Nardi and Greene. Testimony.
- 1977-05 — FBI SAC Joseph E. Griffin, Senate testimony (1988): "John Nardi, who was a nephew of the former boss of the family, joined forces with Greene." In May 1977 "John Nardi left the Teamster Hall in Cleveland and entered his car. He was blown to pieces by a bomb, detonated by a remote control device." Testimony.
- 1986-04-02 — United States v. Salerno, 631 F. Supp. 1364: the government proffered that Lonardo would testify that "John Nardi and Danny Green in the Cleveland LCN were killed in 1977." A proffer, as summarized by the court.
No family or role is set. The records are testimony and a government proffer; the Sixth Circuit’s opinion in the Licavoli case does not name him. The death year is from those records. The accusation about Moceri is Lonardo’s testimony and is not a finding.
Records
itemSenate subcommittee hearing, 1988: testimony of FBI Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Griffin, ClevelandJoseph E. Griffin, head of the FBI's Cleveland office, described two task-force RICO cases, 'Buzzmark' and 'Gangmurs', and walked the subcommittee through the Cleveland conflict of the 1970s between James Licavoli's faction and Danny Greene and John Nardi.itemSenate subcommittee hearing, 1988: testimony of Angelo LonardoOn 15 April 1988 Angelo Lonardo, testifying behind a screen under a court immunity order, told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that he was 'the former underboss of the Cleveland organized crime family' and described its leaders, its Las Vegas casino income and its dealings with New York and Chicago.itemUnited States v. Salerno, 631 F. Supp. 1364 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)District Judge Walker's April 2, 1986 order detaining Anthony Salerno and Vincent Cafaro before trial on a Genovese Family racketeering indictment. It names the two Manhattan social clubs where the government's recordings were made, the Palma Boys Social Club and the club at 2244 First Avenue.