bobbybats wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:55 pm
He had squat to do with KC. KC owned the pension fund through Williams. In the strawman trial, Williams stated under oath that anyone from any family who contacted him about a loan was directed to contact Nick Civella in KC.
That might be a little harsh too. Balistrieri clearly dealt with KC. Even if maybe they thought little of him. Glick's transcript in Casino had Civella being pretty dismissive of Balistrieri. But all the Midwest families had their piece of the pension fund. I get that if you went to Williams you had to go through Civella, but other cities had their guys they used. And it's easy to marginalize Balistrieri, but he got a quarter of the Argent skim just like Chicago, KC and Cleveland.
I didn't make my point clear, they had nothing to do with the running of the skim, they did have a good relationship with KC, one of KCs soldiers then actually transferred from the Milwakee family, Buster Balistere, don't believe they are related though. As the national president of the teamsters Williams had final say over the pension fund. Think of it this way, if each family had someone in the pension fund their would be no need to split the skim. Other than Williams and Dorefman who did the other familys have in place to issue union loans.
Cleveland’s connections to the skim were through Maishe Rockman, Bill & Jackie Presser. Aka The Jew Crew
"I figure I’m gonna have to do about 6000 years before I get accepted into heaven. And 6000 years is nothing in eternity terms. I can do that standing on my head. It’s like a couple of days here."
"I figure I’m gonna have to do about 6000 years before I get accepted into heaven. And 6000 years is nothing in eternity terms. I can do that standing on my head. It’s like a couple of days here."
Lonardo said that Balistrieri, a defendant in the case, "knew Milwaukee Teamsters official and Pension Fund trustee Frank Ranney very well." In addition, he testified, Balistrieri reportedly said he would "talk to the late Kansas City crime boss Nick Civella," who was "very friendly" with another trustee, Roy L. Williams.
“Civella, in turn, met with Rockman in Las Vegas, Lonardo said, and "asked him if he could talk to Bill Presser in regards to getting a mortgage for the Stardust."
"I figure I’m gonna have to do about 6000 years before I get accepted into heaven. And 6000 years is nothing in eternity terms. I can do that standing on my head. It’s like a couple of days here."
JCB1977 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:42 am
Excerpt of Angelo Lonardo Testimony
Lonardo said that Balistrieri, a defendant in the case, "knew Milwaukee Teamsters official and Pension Fund trustee Frank Ranney very well." In addition, he testified, Balistrieri reportedly said he would "talk to the late Kansas City crime boss Nick Civella," who was "very friendly" with another trustee, Roy L. Williams.
“Civella, in turn, met with Rockman in Las Vegas, Lonardo said, and "asked him if he could talk to Bill Presser in regards to getting a mortgage for the Stardust."
This was the set up before Fitzsimmons died and Roy Williams went from a Trustee to national President of the Teamsters. Once that happened then according to Williams testimony all roads went through KC.
In 14 years the bitch will be a real money earner, yes sir........
JCB1977 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:42 am
Excerpt of Angelo Lonardo Testimony
Lonardo said that Balistrieri, a defendant in the case, "knew Milwaukee Teamsters official and Pension Fund trustee Frank Ranney very well." In addition, he testified, Balistrieri reportedly said he would "talk to the late Kansas City crime boss Nick Civella," who was "very friendly" with another trustee, Roy L. Williams.
“Civella, in turn, met with Rockman in Las Vegas, Lonardo said, and "asked him if he could talk to Bill Presser in regards to getting a mortgage for the Stardust."
This was the set up before Fitzsimmons died and Roy Williams went from a Trustee to national President of the Teamsters. Once that happened then according to Williams testimony all roads went through KC.
I agree. Bill Presser certainly helped Roy get the top spot. I was just trying to demonstrate the connections by all 3 families. They had the IBT in a stranglehold. Civella was as influential as many of the top bosses. He was one sharp motherfucker. Mucho respect, he was old school.
"I figure I’m gonna have to do about 6000 years before I get accepted into heaven. And 6000 years is nothing in eternity terms. I can do that standing on my head. It’s like a couple of days here."
