Kansas City crime family
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The Kansas City crime family is a Midwestern Italian-American Mafia organization historically involved in racketeering, gambling, and other organized crime activities centered in Kansas City, Missouri.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Italian-American Mafia crime family ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Chicago Outfit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Milwaukee crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | United States Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalActivity |
conspiracy
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ illegal gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loansharking ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| criminalStructure | hierarchical family-based organization ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Italian-American ⓘ |
| federalTarget |
FBI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRival | other organized crime groups in the Midwest ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Las Vegas casino skimming operations
ⓘ
Teamsters Central States Pension Fund corruption ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Midwestern hub of Italian-American organized crime
ⓘ
participation in multi-city Mafia alliances ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAction |
RICO prosecutions
ⓘ
casino skimming trials ⓘ |
| locationCity | Kansas City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationRegion | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
subject of books on American organized crime
ⓘ
subject of documentaries on the Mafia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
control of local illegal gambling operations
ⓘ
influence over labor unions ⓘ involvement in Las Vegas casino interests ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | significantly weakened by federal prosecutions ⓘ |
| oversight | Mafia Commission influence ⓘ |
| partOf | American Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory |
Kansas City metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Kansas ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | secret criminal society ⓘ |
| usedMethod | wiretapped communications for coordination ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.