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William's other son
Gerlarmo "Jerry" Cammisano pleaded guilty in 2011 to federal charges he ran a $ 3.5 million illegal sports betting ring. Jerry was sentenced to 14 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $ 201,137, according to records. Jerry's son, Vito Cammisano is a swimmer that attended the
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neighborhood to forward their interests in establish adult entertainment businesses in that neighborhood. Bondanna and his father David opposed the
Camissano's and David Bonadonna was killed by gunfire in June 1976 with his body discovered in the trunk of his car on June 22. Rather than go to
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William Cammisano and his brother, Joseph, were indicted for "conspiracy to extort the property of Fred Bonadonna" on June 16, 1978. Fred Bonadonna, a former associate of Camissano who turned government witness, described how Cammisano's used strong arm tactics in the
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Chronological of La Cosa Nostra in the United States: January 1920-August 1987 from
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With
Civella's conviction in 1983, Cammisano became the new leader of the Kansas City organization. In January 1988 Civella was released from prison and resumed his leadership of the Kansas City organization.
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In 1990 Cammisano was convicted and lived his final years in prison. On
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Subcommittee investigating organized crime activity in Kansas City. Cammisano refused to cooperate with the committee; he was cited for
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Cammisano began his criminal activity in his youth and had an extensive
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855:List of Italian-American mobsters
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317:"William Dominick Cammisano, Jr"
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1377:Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
185:"Gangster Faces New Jail Term"
152:Allan May (October 15, 2009).
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206:"American Mafia: Kansas City"
66:Cammisano was an enforcer of
421:List of Mafia crime families
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1257:National Crime Syndicate
967:Atlantic City Conference
25:Kansas City crime family
1222:East Harlem Purple Gang
1091:Colacurcio Organization
1171:Velentzas Organization
1141:Philadelphia Greek Mob
1054:Mafia Commission Trial
1048:Pizza Connection Trial
638:10th & Oregon Crew
553:Greenwich Village Crew
410:Italian-American Mafia
1571:Anthony J. Cardarella
1126:Musitano crime family
898:Black Hand in Chicago
628:Angiulo's Boston crew
620:(Northern New Jersey)
350:. September 26, 1989.
347:The Nevada Daily Mail
279:Jerry Capeci (2002).
116:Kansas City, Missouri
1341:Operation Underworld
1331:Operation Old Bridge
1262:New Springville Boys
1146:Rizzuto crime family
1136:Papalia crime family
1121:Luppino crime family
1111:Inzerillo Mafia clan
1101:Cotroni crime family
985:Palermo Mafia summit
477:New Springville Boys
97:Contempt of Congress
89:United States Senate
1403:Buster from Chicago
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1346:Operation Wasteland
1272:South Brooklyn Boys
1247:Marat Balagula gang
1031:Castellammarese War
563:Springfield faction
368:New York Daily News
1382:Rochester bombings
1267:Rudaj Organization
1242:Maceo Organization
1197:Bumpy Johnson gang
1192:Bugs and Meyer Mob
1151:Sacra Corona Unita
1002:Kefauver Committee
648:Midwestern/Western
588:New Jersey faction
558:New Jersey faction
472:Motion Lounge crew
426:Mafia bibliography
190:The New York Times
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1517:Carl Civella
1487:Frank DeMayo
1408:Cement shoes
1305:Other topics
1282:Unione Corse
1252:Murder, Inc.
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815:Consigliere
771:Trafficante
731:New Orleans
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124:Michael Sam
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1662:Categories
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1492:John Lazia
1314:operations
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822:Caporegime
741:Pittsburgh
606:East Coast
326:August 23,
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960:Meetings
905:Vendetta
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845:made men
761:San Jose
751:Rockford
725:D'Aquila
713:Lanzetta
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1287:Westies
1180:Defunct
1086:Camorra
829:Soldato
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458:Bonanno
258:Session
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1480:Bosses
1355:Crimes
1166:Stidda
1079:Active
1041:Trials
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