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Mafia Ties and City Contracts | Lexington News
Missouri’s Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is suing Kansas City over its contracting program, alleging it unfairly disadvantages men and white people — a case that centers on her client, Industrial Salvage and Wrecking Company, run by Charles Cacioppo Jr., a man with deep ties to the Kansas City Mafia. Cacioppo Jr., once prosecuted for bribery and fraud in 2004 and sentenced to 20 months, has a family legacy of organized crime dating back to the 1970s, when his father and uncles were labeled mob affiliates. His business, long suspected of mob connections, also includes ownership of strip…
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