Porrello, Rick

Rick Porrello is a Greater Cleveland police officer with Mafia roots. He is also the author of "The Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia". Porrello began writing his first book during research into the murders of his grandfather and three uncles who were mob leaders killed in Prohibition-era, bootleg violence. The book quickly became a regional favorite. Porrello is an accomplished jazz musician and soloist, and spent three years traveling worldwide as a drummer for the late Sammy Davis Jr. With a degree in criminal justice, Porrello is a member of the Italian-American Police Officers Associat...