He was one of the leading figures that ran the rackets in Youngstown for the Cleveland mob. CLEVELAND PRESS, tap here to see other videos from our team, Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account and fewer ads, Get exclusive access to the National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on, Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists, Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists, Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword, Access articles from across Canada with one account, Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments, Get email updates from your favourite authors. Cleveland crime family mobster Ronald "Ronnie the Crab" Carabbia died December 22, 2021, at age 92. Danny Kelly, Danny Greene's eldest son, also did not oppose the board's decision to release Carabbia. "Dee" Adiutori,[10] an associate of James "Westfield Jimmy" Salamone of the Buffalo crime family. Cleveland crime family mobster Ronald "Ronnie the Crab" Carabbia died December 22, 2021, at age 92. Irish Cleveland gangster Danny Greene. Carabbia leaves behind his wife, Josephine, and two children. Eventually, he would run the Youngstown faction of the Cleveland crime family. The ex-gangster, who lived in Poland, was 92 and left behind a wife. In 1971, Ferritto was convicted of burglary, this time with explosives. After Greene parked his car, Carabbia and Ferritto planted a bomb next to it. Debbie Spoth, the daughter of a suburban policeman, was a sketch artist who drew an amazing likeness of Ray Ferritto for authorities. Yet, even the cops and prosecution liked Carabbia with former chief prosecutor Carmen Marino writing the parole board on his behalf. He was one of the leading figures that ran the rackets in Youngstown for the Cleveland mob. Carabbias brothers, Orland and Charles, were also involved in the scene, and audiotapes they made with Jim Traficant Jr. during his run for Mahoning County sheriff in 1980 were later used to indict him on bribery charges. Policy called many of the witnesses for the prosecution liars and perverts, the AP story stated. "Carmen is and was an outstanding prosecutor," Mason said. Mike DeWine suffered injury while in East Palestine, Closed Captioning/Audio Description Problems. Marino said the switch still bothers him, even though he believes the latter story. Ronnie the Crab, however, is more noted for being imprisoned in the late 1970s and serving about 25 years in prison as an accomplice to the 1978 car bombing death of Cleveland gangster Danny Greene. He was sentenced from six to 23-and-a-half months' imprisonment, three years on probation, and fined $10,500. The details have not been made public, but prosecutors said Ronnie the Crab is clearly implicated. Carabbia received a life sentence for Greene's murder. He suffered severely broken toes in one foot after a work-accident, and his family filed a lawsuit. (WKBN) - A former mobster from the Poland area has died. Mr. Carabbia was born on April 8, 1929, in Youngstown, a son of Tony and Mary Carbone Carabbia. Had the King Crab with a trifecta at 3 level heat. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Ronald Ronnie The Crab Carabbia died peacefully on Dec. 22 at Mercy Health-St. Elizabeth Health Center Ohio near Youngstown. The former head of the Youngstown faction of the Cleveland organized crime family Ronald "Ronnie the Crab" Carabbia has died. "Ronald Carabbia is still involved in the decision-making at LaVilla," said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason, Marino's old boss. //