Mobsters in our midst : the Kansas City crime family

This is the story of the rise and fall of Kansas City's longest-reigning mob boss, Nick Civella, and his powerful crime family, as told by the FBI agent who helped bring down Civella and his cronies. The book includes never-before-published detail of the crimes and investigations that led to the demise of Civella mob rule. The book also features 20 pages of archival photographs. The rise of Nick Civella Fallout from Apalachin Politics Violence: a way of life Labor racketeering Gambling and the Super Bowl blues River Quay 1 Carl Spero River Quay 2 Civella battles the government and cancer River Quay 3 Bombing of the trap John Brocato, the Credit Union of America and murder River Quay 4 The outfit's purge River Quay prosecution Unfinished business the Speros do battle More woes for the boss Strawman Final accounting. "The rise and fall of Kansas City's longest-reigning mob boss and the story of the powerful crime family he oversaw, told by the FBI agent who helped bring down Nick Civella and his cronies"--Page 4 of cover.