Carl DeLuna
Convicted in the Tropicana skimming case and sentenced to thirty years, affirmed in 1985; the Eighth Circuit also records the Government's account that he kept records for the Kansas City group in the Argent case, and that he pleaded guilty during that trial.
- Aliases
- Carl Angelo DeLuna, Carl "Tuffy" DeLuna
- Role
- "a member of the Kansas City group" who "maintained records of the conspirators' transactions," in the Government's account as summarized by the Eighth Circuit (1987)
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state.
On the record
- 1975 — United States v. DeLuna, 763 F.2d 897 (8th Cir. 1985), in its account of the Government's evidence, says DeLuna and the Civellas told Agosto in January 1975 that they would see to it that a Teamsters loan to Tropicana's part-owner Deil Gustafson would be disapproved. The court affirmed his convictions: "He was sentenced to a total of thirty years in prison and probation for five years following the imprisonment."
- 14 February 1979 — Papers were seized from his Kansas City home on February 14, 1979. United States v. Cerone, 830 F.2d 938 (8th Cir. 1987): "officials seized address and phone books, papers, and other documents from Carl DeLuna's home in Kansas City, Missouri."
- 1978 — United States v. Cerone, on the Government's account: "In 1978, DeLuna told Allen Glick that his 'partners' were 'sick of' dealing with him and that they would kill him unless he sold Argent Corporation."
- 1985 — United States v. Cerone: "Carl DeLuna and Frank Balistrieri pled guilty during trial."
- 8 October 1987 — United States v. Cerone, 830 F.2d 938 (8th Cir. 1987), in its summary of the Government's case: "Carl DeLuna, a member of the Kansas City group, maintained records of the conspirators' transactions and was the liaison between Las Vegas and Kansas City, and between Chicago and Kansas City."
- 30 October 1985 — The National Archives holds a 56-page excerpt of the trial transcript in United States v. DeLuna et al., Volume 22, which holds the testimony of Roy L. Williams on October 30, 1985.
This page is limited to the public court record and a Senate hearing. The role line is the Government’s account as the Eighth Circuit summarizes it in 1987. It is not a court finding. The page states nothing beyond what those opinions state, and the record opened for this page does not establish his later life.
Records
itemUnited States v. DeLuna, 763 F.2d 897 (8th Cir. 1985)Eighth Circuit opinion of May 10, 1985 affirming the Western District of Missouri convictions of Carl DeLuna, Carl Civella, and three others for skimming money from the Tropicana Hotel and Country Club in Las Vegas and carrying it to Kansas City.itemUnited States v. Thomas, 759 F.2d 659 (8th Cir. 1985)Eighth Circuit opinion of April 11, 1985 holding that the 1983 Argent Corporation indictment did not charge the same offense as the earlier Tropicana case, with the court's account of FBI surveillance aimed at hidden interests in Las Vegas casinos.itemUnited States v. Cerone, 830 F.2d 938 (8th Cir. 1987)Eighth Circuit opinion of October 8, 1987 affirming the Kansas City convictions of Aiuppa, Cerone, Lombardo, LaPietra, and Rockman for skimming the Stardust and Fremont casinos in Las Vegas.
itemTrial transcript, United States v. DeLuna et al., Volume 22 (30 October 1985)A 56-page excerpt of the trial transcript in United States of America v. Carl Angelo DeLuna, et al., No. 83-00124-01/15-CR-W-8 (W.D. Mo.), held by the National Archives at Kansas City: the testimony of Roy L. Williams on October 30, 1985.itemSenate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Central States Pension Fund hearings (1980)Hearings of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, August 25-26 and September 29-30, 1980, on the Labor Department's investigation of the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund, including a staff summary of FBI affidavits on Kansas City and hidden interests in Las Vegas casinos.
itemTrial transcript, United States v. DeLuna et al., Volume 22 (30 October 1985)A 56-page excerpt of the trial transcript in United States of America v. Carl Angelo DeLuna, et al., No. 83-00124-01/15-CR-W-8 (W.D. Mo.), held by the National Archives at Kansas City: the testimony of Roy L. Williams on October 30, 1985.itemSenate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Central States Pension Fund hearings (1980)Hearings of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, August 25-26 and September 29-30, 1980, on the Labor Department's investigation of the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund, including a staff summary of FBI affidavits on Kansas City and hidden interests in Las Vegas casinos.