Nick Civella
#OTD (Mar 01) in 1983, 70-year-old Nick #Civella, suffering with advanced lung cancer, is paroled from federal prison to spend his final days at home in #KansasCity.
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Carl Deluna
#OTD (Nov 26) in 1978, an #FBI wiretap listens in on a six-hour meeting about the skim racket between #KansasCity #Mafia leaders - Nick #Civella, Carl Civella, Carl DeLuna (shown) - and top figures in #LasVegas casinos.
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Carl DeLuna
#OTD (Nov 05) in 1981, a federal grand jury at #KansasCity MO indicts 11 men, including #Mafia leaders Nick and Carl #Civella and Carl #DeLuna (shown), with conspiring to skim money from the Tropicana casino in #LasVegas.
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Carl Civella
#OTD (Oct 18) in 1983, Carl #Civella of #KansasCity surrenders to authorities a day late to begin a 75-year sentence for conspiracy to skim revenue of #LasVegas casinos.
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Carl Civella
#OTD (Oct 02) in 1994, former #KansasCity mafioso Carl J. #Civella dies in federal custody in #FortWorthTX.
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Carl Civella
#OTD (Sep 04) in 1984, Carl and Anthony #Civella of #KansasCity are sentenced for RICO violations, including skimming from the #Tropicana casino in #LasVegas. Carl receives 10 to 30 years in prison and a fine. Anthony receives five years and a fine.
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Collection of crime history items from March 1.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NewYork mobsters swear to avenge a murder, #Brooklyn's Lauritano gets 5 years, #Albany grand jury indicts still operators, Anna #Genovese testifies about husband's rackets, #KansasCity mobsters arrive in #Miami, #Civella is paroled.
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