Nick Civella

On the record

• 1978 — United States v. DeLuna, 763 F.2d 897 (8th Cir. 1985), summarizing the Government's evidence from co-conspirator Agosto: "Civella ordered them to start skimming." The opinion states: "Defendant Nick Civella died before trial."
• July 1980 — United States v. Civella, 648 F.2d 1167 (8th Cir. 1981), affirms the July 18, 1980 conviction of Nicholas Civella, Peter Tamburello and John Tortora for conspiring to bribe the warden of a federal correctional center in Fort Worth to transfer Anthony Civella.
• 1980 — A Senate subcommittee staff member summarizing FBI affidavits says "Nick Civella was identified as being the head of the Kansas City 'outfit,'" and that his "ability to control the Central States Pension Fund loan was the key to their obtaining an interest in the Tropicana" (Senate hearings, 1980).
• August 1974 — S. Rept. 97-177 (1981) says FBI and Nevada Gaming Control Board inquiries established that Civella stayed at the Dunes in August 1974 under a fictitious name, for which the Dunes was fined $10,000.
• 8 October 1987 — United States v. Cerone, 830 F.2d 938 (8th Cir. 1987), on the Government's account: "Nick Civella and Carl DeLuna threatened to kill Glick if he did not acquiesce in their control of Argent through Rosenthal's direction."

This page is limited to federal records. The role line is a Senate subcommittee staff member’s summary of FBI affidavits and states what the Government’s evidence was. It is not a court finding. The Eighth Circuit says only that he died before the Tropicana trial, and no date of death is stated in the opinions opened for this page. The skimming accounts below are the Government’s evidence as the courts summarize it.

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