The Kansas City mafia family was once a prominent member of the American Mafia but is on its last leg as we head into the new year. The Kansas City mob has lost many of its key members over the years and according to sources the family now contains less than a dozen made guys.
Just recently one of the families alleged long-time associates Joseph J Tarantola passed away as have many other respected members of the syndicate. According to the feds John “Johnny Joe” Sciortino is the current boss of what remains of the KC mafia with Peter “Las Vegas Pete” Simone serving as underboss. Both in their 70’s they date back to the old days when the Civella mob controlled things in the city.
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Sciortino is believed to have taken over as boss of the mafia in Kansas City back in 2006 after the death of Anthony “Tony Ripe” Civella. The main rackets still controlled by the mob in KC are centered around illegal gambling and loan sharking both long time staples of Cosa Nostra. There are but a few influential members left as the families decline has continued over the years, which allegedly include Frank DeLuna, William Cammisano Jr, Vince Civella, Peter Ribaste , and Joseph “Joe Pete” Simone. The KC mob family is believed to have little of the traditional American Mafia structure remaining and many of the titles held are purely ceremonial.
The decline of the mob in Kansas City continues and although the family is not yet dead and gone its clearly fading into mafia history. The fact that the family still remains today, even if it is but a shadow of its former self is a testament to its glory days when it was one of the more established crime families.
Yeah that family won’t be around too much longer. They were once powerful but they have dwindled big time. Most of the made guys gotta be in their 60s and 70s but I’m not sure.
Agreed it doesn’t seem to have many years left and the young blood is all but non-existent. The lack of structure now is usually a clear sign the end is near or well here.
Peter ribaste is one of the most prominent members of the KC mob , also the family has never recognised the position of consigliere
Wouldn’t imagine there is all that much money being made on streets there anymore besides a couple guys making book etc.
peter simone sciritinio ribaste willie cammanserio junior are the last major players left you have other guys like willies brother and vinny civella and nicky civella then the sandsone brothers but they are not made
there has been one major bust in 2010 and a couple of guys have been arrested since then but that family is now really a gambling operation with some guys who most blood related to the guys from the 70s and 80s though saying that james dicapo when arrsetd they found 400k of stolen goods but then again that shows what that mob has become a gambling and swag operation
as long as people want to gamble there will be organized crime of some sort and the guys who are running things on the strete most are not made guys just guys blood related to the guys from the old days running gambling operations. Peter simone has been a MAJOR player since the 90s same with scritinio simone was linked to that guy who got whacked in 1990 last lcn hit was 1997
Right TM sports gambling etc will continue to keep a organized crime presence in many area’s like KC etc even if the family structure and all have long diminished.
Question for anyone to answer, if say the KC Mob had $1M in loans outstanding but everyone died are loans forgiven? I’ve never thought about this until now,but thought someone would know. Thanks
Domwoods why is it that the bikers rebuild yet the KC family can’t? You’d think that it be easy to do, wouldn’t you agree.
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