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Title
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KC Crime Figure Tony Civella Dies
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Description
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Article reports the death of Anthony Thomas Civella, nephew of Kansas City "Outfit" boss, Nick Civella. Tony Civella died on February 14, 2006 at age 75 of heart problems while vacationing in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Date
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2006-02-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Panel Bans Mobster From State Casinos
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Description
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Carl Angelo "Tuffy" DeLuna, age 77, has been barred from Missouri's riverboat casinos. DeLuna was released from federal prison in 1998, doing time for multiple racketeering activities in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the eighth person to be listed in the Missouri Gaming Commission's "Black Book." Other people on the list include Matthew Trupiano, Frank Joseph DeLuna, John R. Termini, William D. Cammisano, Jr., Jackie Dale Norris, Peter Joseph Simone, and Anthony "Tony Ripe" Civella.
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Date
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2005-02-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The City at Large: And Crime Marches On
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Description
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Exploits of Nick Civella and his brothers and associates in organized crime in Kansas City and Saint Louis, Missouri.
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Date
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1978-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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FBI'S Cat-and-Mouse Game with Mobster Finally Ends
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Description
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Article describing the criminal life of Kansas City mobster, Anthony Civella, and the FBI's efforts over four decades to investigate and convict him of various mob-related activities.
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Date
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2007-04-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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What's Happened to Our Mob?
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Description
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Changing shape and names in Kansas City's organized crime in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Date
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1990-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The FBI's "Strawman": Breaking the Kansas City Mob's Connection to Las Vegas
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Description
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Article discusses La Cosa Nostra's operation in Kansas City from 1950 to 1979 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe, code-named "Strawman," into its activities. The Kansas City LCN's connections with organized crime bosses in Chicago and Cleveland are discussed but the major focus is on the Kansas City crime families' links with Las Vegas casinos. A list of the persons convicted in the investigations of three casinos and their terms is included.
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Date
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2010-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob
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Description
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Book jacket reads: The alliance between organized crime and politics was never stronger than it was in Kansas City, where the local Mob boss controlled the police department and terrorized elections...From the streets and strip clubs to the nation's capitol, events unfolding in Kansas City would shape the history of the entire underworld. Book covers the Pendergast era, Johnny Lazia, the Binaggio era, the River Quay saga, connections to Las Vegas, and much more. Back of the book includes a cast of characters arranged alphabetically by last name as well as a selected bibliography.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book
