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Vincent Civella – son of former boss "Tony Ripe" Civella. In 2010, Civella pleaded guilty to conducting an illegal gambling operation that utilized a computer system based in Costa Rica. He was also ordered to forfeit $40,000 to the federal government. [12] He was released from prison on September 23, 2011. [13]
Anthony Civella. Anthony Thomas "Tony Ripe" Civella (February 17, 1930 – February 16, 2006) was an American mobster who was head of the Kansas City crime family. Anthony was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His criminal record started in 1952. As a young man, he started working in the Kansas City criminal organization, which was run by his ...
Carl's reign as Kansas city boss was brief. In 1984, he and his son, Anthony Civella, were convicted of skimming operations in Las Vegas casinos throughout the 1970s. Carl was sentenced to 10-to-20 years in prison, with another 10 years added on an unrelated charge. On October 2, 1994, Carl Civella died in prison of pneumonia.
The Civella family was a notorious name in the city at the time. Several members of their outfit are linked to bombings, shootings and all sorts of mayhem. ... Anthony’s son, Steve Scudiero ...
Peter Joseph Simone (born 1945) is an American organized crime figure from Kansas City, Missouri who is thought to be involved in running illegal gambling activities.. In April 1992, Simone was convicted of money laundering in a video poker scam and sentenced to four years' imprisonment.
He was also brother-in-law to Kansas City crime boss Anthony Civella. Born in Brooklyn, New York, DeLuna rose through the ranks of the family to eventually become underboss and second-in-command to Nicholas Civella. He was said to be personally responsible for the ambush of a rival mob crew, the Spero brothers, at the Virginia Tavern in Kansas ...
A brutal beatdown of ex-Gov. David Paterson and his step son, Anthony Sliwa, was captured on newly released video footage posted online by Anthony's dad, Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.
Gregory married French journalist Veronique Peck in 1955, and the couple welcomed two children: son Anthony in 1956 and daughter Cecilia in 1958. The actor's firstborn, Jonathan, died by suicide ...