The Cleveland mob was under control of the Genovese Family in NY and so was Pittsburgh's LaRocca Crime Family. Cleveland was very close to Chicago and a lot of the guys were close, personal friends.

John "Peanuts" Tronolone was a made man in Cleveland and was Consigliere to Jack Licavoli. Actually, after Licavoli, Lonardo and Rockman got convicted for Las Vegas Skimming as well as murder, John "Peanuts" Tronolone took over the Cleveland Family until his bust for selling stolen jewels to an undercover cop down in South Florida. Peanuts was very close to Fat Tony through Angelo Lonardo. Longtime boss John Scalish was also very close friends with Tony Accardo, Sam Carlisi, Joey Aiuppa and William Tocco. Maishe Rockman, who was brother in laws with John Scalish and his top advisor was very close to Gus Alex, Murray Humphreys and Allan Dorfman.