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A reputed underboss of the Kansas City crime family, who was banned from all Nevada casinos because of his alleged Mob activities, died Tuesday after a long battle with COVID-19, The Kansas City<\/em> Star reports. He was 73.<\/p>\n

\"William
William Cammisano Jr. in an image used by his family for a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for medical expenses. The last years of his life were plagued by ill health. (Image: GoFundMe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

William \u201cWillie\u201d Cammisano Jr., always denied having ties to Missouri\u2019s premier mafia outfit, despite efforts by prosecutors to prove otherwise.<\/p>\n

His father, William \u201cWillie Rats\u201d Cammisano Sr., led the organization from 1984 to 1988, with his son as his trusted lieutenant, according to 1980s court filings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1989, Cammisano Jr. was convicted of obstruction of justice for threatening a witness in a federal murder investigation. During his trial, FBI agents testified he was a \u201cmade member\u201d of the Kansas City mob. He was sentenced to five years in prison.<\/p>\n

Illegal Sports Betting Ring<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the sentencing memorandum in that case, federal prosecutors, in calling for a maximum sentence, alleged Cammisano was involved in planting a bomb that killed another Kansas City mobster, Carl Spero, in January 1984.<\/p>\n

They also suspected him of involvement in the fatal shooting of another gangster, Felix Ferina, nine months later. Cammisano was never charged with either of these crimes, and his sentence was shortened to three years on appeal.<\/p>\n

In 2010, Cammisano was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. The term was for his involvement with an illegal online sports betting operation that generated $3.6 million over three years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was described by prosecutors as one of six \u201cmaster agents\u201d of the sportsbook, which used a toll-free 1-800 phone number and websites based in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

Skimming Casinos<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Kansas City Mob had interests in Las Vegas<\/a> in the 1970s and 1980s, notably at the Tropicana, the Fremont, and the Stardust.<\/p>\n

In 1984, bosses Anthony and Carl Civella were convicted of skimming profits from the casinos, paving the way for Cammisano Sr. to become acting boss during their incarceration.<\/p>\n

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Both Camminsanos were entered into the Nevada Gaming Control Board\u2019s \u201cBlack Book\u201d of persona non grata, which banned them from the state\u2019s casinos for life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cammisano Jr. applied for bankruptcy in 2015, and his final years were plagued by ill health. After contracting COVID-19 in July 2020, he fell into a coma and suffered two strokes. His family launched a GoFundMe page to help pay for his round-the-clock care, which wasn’t covered by his health insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family is deeply saddened in losing a great and beloved man to their family and graciously ask for all to be respectful of their privacy,\u201d his family said in a statement to the Star<\/em> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A reputed underboss of the Kansas City crime family, who was banned from all Nevada casinos because of his alleged Mob activities, died Tuesday after a long battle with COVID-19, The Kansas City Star reports. He was 73. William \u201cWillie\u201d Cammisano Jr., always denied having ties to Missouri\u2019s premier mafia outfit, despite efforts by prosecutors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":254790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18],"tags":[84644,84643],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKansas City Mob Figure Banned from Nevada Casinos Dies of COVID-19<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"William \u201cWillie\u201d Cammisano Jr. reputed Kansas City Crime Family underboss dead at 79 from COVID-19. 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