Italian-American organized crime group
Criminal organization
Kansas City crime familyFounded | c. 1912; 112 years ago (1912) |
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Founder | Joseph DiGiovanni |
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Founding location | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
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Years active | c. 1912–present |
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Territory | Primarily the Kansas City metropolitan area, with additional territory throughout Missouri, as well as Omaha, Tulsa and Las Vegas |
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Ethnicity | Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates |
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Membership (est.) | 12 made members (2015)[1] |
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Activities | Racketeering, extortion, murder, gambling, loan sharking, narcotics, bookmaking, and bribery |
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Allies | |
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Rivals | Various gangs in the Kansas City area |
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The Kansas City crime family, also known as the Civella crime family, the Kansas City Mafia or the Clique, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Kansas City, Missouri.