Frank Milano (born Ciccio Milano; ; February 27, 1891 – September 15, 1970) was a Calabrian emigrant to the United States who was boss of the Cleveland crime family in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1930 to 1935. He fled to Mexico, and in the early 1960s returned to the United States where he took up residence in Los Angeles, California. He became a criminal associate of the Cohen crime family and the Luciano crime family. Early life Ciccio Milano was born on February 27, 1891, in the village of San Roberto in the Province of Reggio Calabria in Italy to Pietro and Grazia ( Mazza) Milano. He had an older brother, Antonio. He emigrated from Italy to the United States in 1907, and was arrested on counterfeiting charges in 1912. He was not convicted. Cleveland crime family Mayfield Road Mob and rise to power Milano moved to Cleveland in 1913. He became involved in criminal activities immediately after arriving in the city, joining the newly formed Mayfield Road Mob. He and his brother Anthony quickly rose to positions of importance in the gang, and Frank became involved in counterfeiting, murder, and various liquor law violations. By the early 1920s, the Cleveland mafia had taken over the Mayfield Road Mob and become the dominant criminal organization in Cleveland. It was led by boss Joseph "Big Joe" Lonardo. While visiting family in Italy, Lonardo lost control of the Cleveland mafia to Salvatore "Black Sam" Todaro and Joseph "Big Joe" Porrello. Lonardo demanded his business back when he returned to the United States, but was murdered by the Porrellos on June 23, 1927. Todaro was killed by the Lonardos on June 11, 1929. Joseph Porello took over the crime family, but he began to be pushed aside by Frank Milano, who was by now head of a resurgent Mayfield Road Mob. Porrello began reasserting his power, and demanded that Milano turn over cash owed to him as well as make a large monetary payment as a sign of his loyalty. Milano agreed to do so. On July 5, 1930, Porello and his bodyguard, Sam Tilocco, went to Milano's restaurant, the Venetian, at 12601 Mayfield Road in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood. The two sat at a table with Milano and Milano associates John Angersola, Charles Colletti, and Chuck Polizzi. Within minutes, Porrello was dead. Tilocco crawled outside, and died on the sidewalk. A series of