'Tony Ripe' was Anthony Thomas Civella (Feb. 17, 1930 - Feb 16, 2006) and was head of the KC family from '95 until his death (although if you ask a lot of people he was pretty much in charge beginning in the late '80's onward). His uncle was Nick Civella.
Kisses,
- Jackie
Originally Posted by Jackie Devlin
He was also Carl "cork" Civella's son, when Nick died, Carl became boss but was soon imprisoned because of the Las Vegas skim, Tony was also convicted and served 5 years. Carl remained boss but William "rats" Cammisano became acting or street boss, naming William Cammisano Jr. underboss. Upon returning home from Prison, Tony assuemed the role of street boss and rats as the underboss,. Tony was sent to prison in 1990 for a scam involving wholesale drugs and straw pharmacies. At this time Rats assumed the role as acting or street boss and remained such until his death in 1995, 1 month after Cork died. Tony then assumed control and remained the boss until 2006 with Johnny Sciortino as underboss. JJ assumed control in 2006