The Italian-American organized crime family began when two Sicilian mafiosi known as the DiGiovanni brothers fled Sicily to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1912.
In 1975, Civella was imprisoned on gambling charges for betting on the 1970 Super Bowl, played between the Minnesota Vikings and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Agosto was secretly sending cash from the casino to Kansas City organized-crime chief Nick Civella and Joseph Aiuppa of Chicago, as well as Cleveland and Milwaukee mobsters.
[1] In December 2023, a physical altercation erupted at Cascone's, an Italian restaurant, involving high-ranking members of the organized crime family.
The brawl was reportedly sparked by financial issues surrounding Gilhouly's, a bar closely affiliated with the organization, which was experiencing significant losses.
Following the incident, family boss John "Johnny Joe" Sciortino swiftly convened a meeting with the individuals involved, issuing stern reprimands.
[8][9] In August 2008, retired FBI agent William Ouseley published his history of the KC crime family from 1900 to 1950 in a book titled Open City.
On March 1, 2011, retired FBI agent William Ouseley published his history of the KC crime family from 1950 to 2000 in a book titled Mobsters in Our Midst.
This film uses audio clips from FBI wiretaps to tell the story of law enforcement uncovering a massive conspiracy to control Las Vegas casinos.