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Bklyn21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:03 pm Yes !! That who that was, Jimmy Dicapo in the counterfeiting bust like 10 years ago, It's old news figured I post for people to read . I remember another case involving William ? Or Anthony Civella around that same time frame involving ATM fraud or robbery ? I had trouble finding the articles and as of today/recently , Last few years I can't find anything remotely criminal involving any of these names

Back in 2014, Anthony Civella Jr. pled guilty to bank larceny and money laundering involving the theft of over $330,000 from a bank while his company (C Management Group LLC) serviced it's ATM machines.

Columnist Jeff German: Mob figures look to Justice Court to resolve street dispute
Thu, Jan 30, 1997 (11:59 a.m.)

IN THE OLD days, associates of the late Chicago mobster Anthony Spilotro never would have dreamed of settling their differences in court.

That wasn't the way arguments were resolved on the streets. They usually were kept within the family.


In those days, a .22-caliber handgun or a baseball bat was the family's preferred method of dispensing justice.

Spilotro met his fate through violence in 1986. Herbie Blitzstein, his former top lieutenant, went out the same way earlier this month.

But without Spilotro to keep his troops in line, not all of his ex-cronies are seeking the usual method of justice on the streets.

Some, such as Spilotro's former driver, Sammy Spiegel, are setting new standards of civility within the underworld. Like the rest of us, they've adapted well to our litigious society.

Spiegel, who now lives in Miami Beach, Fla., recently filed suit in Las Vegas Justice Court seeking to recover a $3,000 loan he made to Joey Cusumano, another former Spilotro underling, in June 1990.

Spiegel received some notoriety years ago when he was observed in Spilotro's company at Sam's Town. Police later charged Spilotro with violating the state's Black Book laws barring undesirables from entering casinos.

In the wake of Blitzstein's murder, Cusumano has become the most recognizable Spilotro associate left in Las Vegas.

Also listed in the Black Book, Cusumano is no stranger to the courts.


In January 1991, he filed suit against attorney Harold Gewerter, alleging the lawyer owed him one-third of a $5.1 million legal fee he had received for winning a $34 million court judgment for the former landlords of the Tropicana hotel-casino.

Cusumano, once rumored to be in line to succeed Spilotro, claimed he deserved a finder's fee for introducing Gewerter to the ex-landlords, Ed and Fred Doumani.

The suit attracted the attention of the FBI and ultimately led to federal indictments of Gewerter and the Doumani brothers over the way the $34 million judgment was dispersed. The case has yet to go to trial.

Gewerter was indicted even though he had sought police protection from Cusumano and helped the FBI put the case together. Cusumano was never charged.

In his suit, Spiegel is seeking an estimated $6,000 from Cusumano to cover the unpaid $3,000 loan, 10 percent annual interest on the principal and fees for his Las Vegas lawyer, John Muije.

Court records show Cusumano signed a $3,000 promissory note on June 25, 1990, in Miami Beach.


Spiegel also has provided the court with a copy of the $3,000 check he made out to Cusumano.

The loan was made three months before someone tried to kill Cusumano as he drove into his garage in October 1990.

Cusumano's lawyer, George Kelesis, contends in court papers that Cusumano isn't obligated to pay back the money.

He charges the promissory note was signed by Cusumano under "duress" and "coercion."

Muije, meanwhile, filed a motion for summary judgment Wednesday, suggesting the facts in the case are undisputed.

Unless a more traditional underworld resolution comes into play here on the streets, Justice of the Peace Nancy Oesterle will have the final say in this family argument.

Spilotro must be rolling over in his grave.

* The Chicago mob may have curtailed its operations here, but law enforcement authorities suspect the Kansas City crime syndicate is stepping things up.

Lawmen last week observed Vincent Civella, reputed heir to the reins of the Kansas City Mafia, spending time in Las Vegas.

Civella, the grandson of the late Kansas City mob kingpin Carl Civella, was spotted staying at a Strip resort.


He was the latest in a string of Kansas City underworld figures who've made trips here within the past year.

Among the notorious visitors has been the younger Civella's father, Anthony Civella, a reputed ranking crime family member recently nominated for the Black Book.

Last Friday, the Nevada Gaming Commission voted to blacklist another suspected Kansas City mobster, William Cammisano. Anthony Civella's case was delayed that same day at the request of his attorney, Oscar Goodman.

After Cammisano was nominated in September, Keith Copher, the State Gaming Control Board's chief of enforcement, said agents were closely watching the Kansas City mob movements here.

Before his nomination, Cammisano had received low-level comps several times on the Strip.

Vincent Civella wasn't comped during his visit. But his presence in Las Vegas gave lawmen something more to talk about.

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Parkville Man Sentenced for Trafficking Over $400,000 in Counterfeit Goods, Illegal Gambling Operation
U.S. Attorney’s Office
May 05, 2011

Western District of Missouri
(816) 426-3122
KANSAS CITY, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Parkville, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit designer purses, shoes, and other items; and in a separate and unrelated case, along with a Kansas City, Mo., man, for conducting an illegal gambling business that relied on a website with a computer server located in Costa Rica. A total of 10 defendants have pleaded guilty and been sentenced for their roles in the illegal gambling operation.

James L. Dicapo, also known as “Jimmy,” 58, of Parkville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey to three years and five months in federal prison without parole and paid a $6,000 forfeiture to the government. James J. Moretina, 62, of Kansas City, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison without parole and paid a $5,000 forfeiture to the government.

Trafficking Counterfeit Goods

On July 21, 2010, Dicapo pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods in the Kansas City, Mo., area from Nov. 1, 2007, to Sept. 9, 2009. Dicapo admitted that he sold more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit goods, including Burberry, Coach, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Dooney & Bourke, Ed Hardy, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Prada trademarked merchandise, at prices far below the retail value of the genuine goods.

Dicapo received the counterfeit goods from a supplier in New York, who shipped them via UPS to Dicapo’s residence or to Dee Fashion in Kansas City, Kan. Dicapo used the proceeds from the sale of counterfeit goods to purchase money orders to pay for the COD deliveries of additional counterfeit goods. For example, from Nov. 20, 2007, to Jan. 12, 2009, Dicapo paid approximately $173,032 for counterfeit goods shipped from his New York supplier.

Dicapo sold more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit goods during the conspiracy, primarily from the back of his van or at purse parties.

Dicapo sold several purses to undercover law enforcement officers. Dicapo sold a counterfeit Prada purse and a counterfeit Coach purse for $85 each. On another occasion, Dicapo sold a counterfeit Coach purse for $75 and a counterfeit Coach wallet for $35. Dicapo also sold a counterfeit Coach purse and a counterfeit Dolce & Gabbana purse for $65 each.

The court also ordered Dicapo to forfeit to the government hundreds of counterfeit goods that were seized from him by FBI agents. On March 31, 2009, Dicapo possessed approximately 576 pieces of counterfeit designer merchandise in his residence and in his van, including 21 18-gallon plastic tubs in his van that contained counterfeit purses, shoes, blue jeans, t-shirts, sunglasses, and wristlets, which were seized by law enforcement. On Sept. 9, 2009, Dicapo possessed approximately 70 pieces of counterfeit designer merchandise in his residence and in his van, including counterfeit purses, sunglasses, baseball hats and t-shirts, which were seized by law enforcement.

Dicapo also pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to conduct financial transactions that involved the proceeds of his illegal activity, which was intended to promote that activity and designed to conceal the source of the proceeds.

Conducting Illegal Gambling Business

Both Dicapo and Moretina pleaded guilty, in a separate and unrelated case, to conducting an illegal sports bookmaking business from March 1, 2006, to March 31, 2009.

Co-defendant Gerlarmo Cammisano, also known as “Jerry,” 57, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty to leading the gambling operation in which bettors, primarily located in the Kansas City, Mo., area, wagered more than $3.5 million. Cammisano was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison without parole and forfeited $201,137 and two computers to the government.

Dicapo was one of the most active bookmakers, with more than $1.2 million in gross wagers.

Dicapo, Moretina and other bookmakers provided their bettors with a 1-800 toll-free telephone number and two websites. In order to place a wager on a sporting event, the bettor would call the number or access the website, then provide their account number and password. Bookmakers used a separate 1-800 toll-free telephone number, or the website, to track their bettors’ activities and account balances. Bookmakers paid out or collected cash in person from their bettors, usually on a weekly basis.

Both of the 1-800 numbers routed to a company located in Costa Rica that acted as a virtual wire room for the illegal sports bookmaking operation—taking wagers and keeping electronic records of bettors’ activities and results on a computer server located in Costa Rica. The Costa Rican company did not have an interest in the outcome of the wagers, but charged the illegal sports bookmaking business a price-per-head fee for managing each bettor’s account. Cammisano was responsible for collecting this fee from Dicapo and the other bookmakers. The bookmakers would pay out or collect cash in person from their bettors, usually on a weekly basis.

Co-defendants Vincent F. Civella, 54, Michael C. Sansone, 31, Anthony V. Sansone, 28, and Michael V. Badalucco, 27, all of Kansas City, Mo., and Charles J. Simone, 27, of Liberty, Mo., also pleaded guilty and have been sentenced. Civella was sentenced to eight months in federal prison without parole and ordered to forfeit $40,000 to the government. Simone, Anthony Sansone, Michael Sansone and Badalucco were each sentenced to three years of probation. The court also ordered Simone to forfeit $10,000 and a laptop computer to the government and pay a $5,000 fine. Simone’s probation includes four months in a halfway house and four months of home detention. The court also ordered Michael Sansone to forfeit $4,039 and a laptop computer to the government. Michael Sansone’s probation includes six months of home detention. Anthony Sansone must also pay a $5,000 fine. Anthony Sansone and Badalucco’s probation includes three months at a halfway house and three months of home detention.

In separate but related cases involving the same gambling operation, William D. Cammisano, Jr., also known as “Willie,” 61, of Harrisonville, Mo., and Michael J. Lombardo, 55, of Kansas City, Mo., were each sentenced to one year and one day after pleading guilty to conducting an illegal gambling business.

Civil Contempt Incarcerations

According to court documents, the government attempted to obtain statements from the bettors through interviews with the FBI and testimony before a grand jury. Many of these witnesses were granted immunity but chose to disobey the court order to testify. Eleven witnesses refused to testify and were incarcerated for civil contempt; they served a total of 1,502 days in custody.

Moretina supervised an account operated by bookmakers Lombardo and Simone. While Lombardo had no bettors go to jail for contemp, six of the witnesses who were held in contempt were bettors through Simone. Simone had the most civil contemnors of any of the bookmakers involved in the illegal gambling business. Two of Simone’s bettors served more than six months of imprisonment, one served more than four months, one served more than three months, one served two months and another served six days. In September 2009, the government conveyed an offer to Simone to plead guilty to the same charge to which he ultimately did enter a plea. The government would have then sought his bettors’ release from custody. However, Simone chose not to accept the government’s offer until Feb. 18, 2010. Simone’s delay caused at least four of his bettors to spend the holidays in custody; others served five months longer in prison, and some may not have had to serve any time at all.

All but one of Dicapo’s bettors testified before the grand jury; this bettor was also one of Simone’s bettors who refused to testify.

These cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul S. Becker and Jess E. Michaelsen. They were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.

Wiseguy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:48 am

Bklyn21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:35 am

Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:18 pm Any relation to the St. Louis Pisciotta's?


Pogo

I don't know , I'm not too familiar with KC or St.Louis except for the fact they're both dead . I looked up Pisciotta in this case and it kept coming up with obituaries recently , I couldn't really find anything on Mark Sorrentino either who is said in the article to be an associate . Associate of what lol ?? I did find a nice number of cases going back 10-15 years involving Members/Associates of whatever is left of KC , There was a case a few years back of a nice size bootleg counterfeit goods operation run by a supposed KC soldier , We all know about the 2010-2011 Gambling bust involving Cammisano Jr. And the Sansones and there were a handful of others ,

That was James "Jimmy" DiCapo, who is an associate, I believe. His counterfeit good operation was discovered when the raids took place for the gambling bust.

There was another case involving Trucking companies and Hijackings extortion involving supposed KC "OC FIGURES"

Which article was that?

Yes !! That who that was, Jimmy Dicapo in the counterfeiting bust like 10 years ago, It's old news figured I post for people to read . I remember another case involving William ? Or Anthony Civella around that same time frame involving ATM fraud or robbery ? I had trouble finding the articles and as of today/recently , Last few years I can't find anything remotely criminal involving any of these names

Bklyn21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:35 am

Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:18 pm Any relation to the St. Louis Pisciotta's?


Pogo

I don't know , I'm not too familiar with KC or St.Louis except for the fact they're both dead . I looked up Pisciotta in this case and it kept coming up with obituaries recently , I couldn't really find anything on Mark Sorrentino either who is said in the article to be an associate . Associate of what lol ?? I did find a nice number of cases going back 10-15 years involving Members/Associates of whatever is left of KC , There was a case a few years back of a nice size bootleg counterfeit goods operation run by a supposed KC soldier , We all know about the 2010-2011 Gambling bust involving Cammisano Jr. And the Sansones and there were a handful of others ,

That was James "Jimmy" DiCapo, who is an associate, I believe. His counterfeit good operation was discovered when the raids took place for the gambling bust.

There was another case involving Trucking companies and Hijackings extortion involving supposed KC "OC FIGURES"

Which article was that?

Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:18 pm Any relation to the St. Louis Pisciotta's?


Pogo

I don't know , I'm not too familiar with KC or St.Louis except for the fact they're both dead . I looked up Pisciotta in this case and it kept coming up with obituaries recently , I couldn't really find anything on Mark Sorrentino either who is said in the article to be an associate . Associate of what lol ?? I did find a nice number of cases going back 10-15 years involving Members/Associates of whatever is left of KC , There was a case a few years back of a nice size bootleg counterfeit goods operation run by a supposed KC soldier , We all know about the 2010-2011 Gambling bust involving Cammisano Jr. And the Sansones and there were a handful of others , There was another case involving Trucking companies and Hijackings extortion involving supposed KC "OC FIGURES"

So how did this case end up? Lol at the guy getting 4 months for manslaughter.

Any relation to the St. Louis Pisciotta's?


Pogo

Funny I was just reading this a few days ago

Hereford House defendants have ties to organized crime, motion says

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Prosecutors allege that Rod Anderson, minority owner of Hereford House,
hired two men in 2008 to burn down the popular steakhouse for
insurance money.
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Prosecutors allege that Rod Anderson, minority owner of Hereford House, hired two men in 2008 to burn down the popular steakhouse for insurance money.
By Paul Koepp
Reporter, Kansas City Business Journal
Oct 11, 2012, 11:35am CDT
Updated Oct 11, 2012, 12:29pm CDT
A pretrial motion in the Hereford House case says the men accused of setting fire to the restaurant are involved in organized crime.

At a Tuesday hearing, prosecutors said they wanted to delay disclosure of two witnesses until the night before they testify. The motion makes it clear why: The witnesses fear for their safety.

It says they will receive money to relocate from Kansas City after their testimony.

According to the filing, the FBI believes “that Vincent Pisciotta is a ‘made member’ of the Kansas City LCN and that Mark Sorrentino is a close associate of that criminal enterprise.”

“LCN” refers to La Cosa Nostra, another name for the Mafia.

Prosecutors allege that Rod Anderson, minority owner of Hereford House, hired Pisciotta and Sorrentino to burn down the popular steakhouse for insurance money. The fire took place Oct. 19, 2008.

Pisciotta was charged with second-degree murder in 1980 for a fatal 1978 shooting, but a mistrial was declared when the key witness went missing. The witness later claimed he was beaten in his hotel room and refused to testify.

In 1988, Pisciotta was indicted for first-degree murder after another fatal shooting. The charges were reduced to voluntary manslaughter, and he served 120 days in jail.

The trial is set to begin Oct. 22. A key issue is whether Pisciotta and Sorrentino can be identified as the men caught on surveillance footage at the restaurant.

Prosecutors have also issued a subpoena for Jeremy Skaggs to testify. He’s an inmate at the Johnson County jail in New Century, where he’s been held since pleading guilty to theft.