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Carl "Cork" Civella (January 28, 1910 – October 2, 1994) was the leader of the Kansas City crime family following the death of his brother, long-time crime boss Nicholas Civella, after heading day-to-day operations during the mid-1970s.

Carl's reign as Kansas city boss was brief. In 1984, he and his son, Anthony Civella, were convicted of skimming operations in Las Vegas casinos throughout the 1970s. Carl was sentenced to 10-to-20 years in prison, with another 10 years added on an unrelated charge.

On October 2, 1994, Carl Civella died in prison of pneumonia.

External links[edit]

The American "Mafia": Who was who ? - Carl Civella

Business positions
Preceded by Nicholas Civella	Kansas City crime family Boss 1983-1984	Succeeded by Anthony Civella

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-'''Carl "Corky" Civella''' ([[January 28]], [[1910]]-[[October 2]], [[1994]]) was the leader of the [[Kansas City crime family]] following the death of his brother, longtime crime boss [[Nicholas Civella]], after heading day-to-day operations during the mid-1970s.
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+'''Carl "Cork" Civella''' (January 28, 1910 &ndash; October 2, 1994) was the leader of the [[Kansas City crime family]] following the death of his brother, long-time [[crime boss]] [[Nicholas Civella]], after heading day-to-day operations during the mid-1970s.
-Carl's reign as Kansas city boss was brief. In 1984, he and his son, [[Anthony Civella]], were convicted of [[tax evasion|skimming]] operations in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] casinos throughout the 1970's.  Carl was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison, with another ten years added on an unrelated charge.
+Carl's reign as Kansas city boss was brief. In 1984, he and his son, [[Anthony Civella]], were convicted of skimming operations in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] casinos throughout the 1970s. Carl was sentenced to 10-to-20 years in prison, with another 10 years added on an unrelated [[Criminal charge|charge]].
-On October 2, 1994, Carl Civella died in prison of natural causes.
+On October 2, 1994, Carl Civella died in prison of [[pneumonia]].
-==External links==
-*[http://www.onewal.com/w-civell.html The American "Mafia": Who was who ? - Carl Civella]
+==External links==
-{{US-crime-bio-stub}}
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070515133715/http://www.onewal.com/w-civell.html The American "Mafia": Who was who ? - Carl Civella]
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+{{s-aft|after=[[Anthony Civella]]}}
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+[[Category:American male criminals]]
+[[Category:American gangsters of Italian descent]]
 [[Category:Kansas City crime family]]
+[[Category:American crime bosses]]
+[[Category:Deaths from pneumonia in the United States]]
+[[Category:American people who died in prison custody]]
+[[Category:Prisoners who died in United States federal government detention]]
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