As I have done talks about the Italian Mafia, I often get questions about Mafia organizations in the African-American community in Kansas City and how that connects to the Civella family’s La Cosa Nostra Outfit. I have learned that most large cities had a similar “Black Mafia” organization during the 1960s and 1970s. In Kansas […]
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When I was looking for people to interview for Gangland Wire, I was directed by my friend Denny Griffin to Frank Culotta. Frank was a former Mob enforcer and part of Anthony “Tony the Ant” Spilotro’s “Hole In The Wall” gang. I was directed to a retired F.B.I. agent, Dennis Arnoldy, who had turned Frank
Nick Civella was one of the most astute organized crime leaders in the United States. Like the fictional Vito Corleone, he challenged the established old time Black Hand organization and fled for his life to Chicago. He was protected by the Al Capone mob until he could negotiate his way back to Kansas City. I
