John Tronolone
A Cleveland defendant in the 1987-88 Genovese family trial in New York, acquitted on the Teamsters election charges and not found to have conspired to murder John Simone; described in a 1986 government proffer and in 1988 FBI testimony as the Cleveland family's consigliere.
- Aliases
- Peanuts
- Role
- "consigliere" of the Cleveland LCN family (government proffer of Lonardo's testimony, as summarized by the district court, 1986); "a former Consigliere ... acting boss" (FBI SAC Griffin, testimony, 1988)
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records and the filed newspaper pages state.
On the record
- 1951-01 — Kefauver exhibit 61: the Youngstown police chief's chart lists "John Tronolone (Bflo., Miami, Cleveland)" in its Buffalo box. A chart listing sets no role.
- 1986-04-02 — United States v. Salerno, 631 F. Supp. 1364: the government proffered that Lonardo would testify that "Tronolone was its [the Cleveland LCN family's] 'consigliere' who, in effect reported to two bosses, Salerno and Lonardo." A proffer, as summarized by the court. The caption names "John Tronolone, a/k/a 'Peanuts.'"
- 1988-04-15 — FBI SAC Joseph E. Griffin, Senate testimony: "the vacuum was quickly filled by an acting boss, a former Consigliere or advisor for the Cleveland Family, John 'Peanuts' Tronolone," then on trial in New York. Testimony.
- 1991-06-28 — United States v. Salerno, 937 F.2d 797: the Teamster Case "resulted in verdicts of not guilty for all three charged defendants, Salerno, Tronolone, and Rockman," and "Neither Salerno nor Tronolone was found to have conspired to murder John Simone."
The role line quotes a government proffer as a court summarized it and an FBI official’s testimony, each labelled. The 1991 opinion records acquittals on the charges named; it states no role. No filed record gives his birth date or death.
Records
itemUnited States v. Salerno, 937 F.2d 797 (2d Cir. 1991)Second Circuit opinion of June 28, 1991 on the 1987-88 Genovese family RICO trial, in which John Tronolone and Milton Rockman of Cleveland were co-defendants; the 'Teamster Case' ended in verdicts of not guilty for Salerno, Tronolone and Rockman.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.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.
itemKefauver Committee exhibit 61: Youngstown police chief's chart of the 'Licavoli gang and associates' (January 1951)A chart drawn by Youngstown Police Chief Edward J. Allen for the committee and printed as exhibit 61, headed 'District Operations of the Licavoli Gang and Associates (aka Purple Gang)', with Peter Licavoli as 'Nominal Leader' above a Cleveland box and four regional boxes.
itemKefauver Committee exhibit 61: Youngstown police chief's chart of the 'Licavoli gang and associates' (January 1951)A chart drawn by Youngstown Police Chief Edward J. Allen for the committee and printed as exhibit 61, headed 'District Operations of the Licavoli Gang and Associates (aka Purple Gang)', with Peter Licavoli as 'Nominal Leader' above a Cleveland box and four regional boxes.