087: Bill Ouseley and Gary Jenkins – Kansas City Mob, Skimming Casinos

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent William "Bill" Ouseley, along with Kansas City Detective Gary Jenkins, reviews the history of the Kansas City mob and the reign of mob boss Nick Civella, who ran the Kansas City mob for 30 years.

Bill Ousley spent 21 of his 25 years in the FBI investigating organized crime and retired as supervisor of the Organized Crime Squad, in the Kansas City FBI Field Division. Bill Ouseley is the author of a historical accounting of the Kansas City mob - Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family 1900-1950 and the true crime book Mobsters in Our Midst, the story of the rise and fall of Kansas City’s longest-reigning mob boss and the powerful crime family that he controlled.

Gary Jenkins retired from the Kansas City Police Department in 1996 after a 25-year career. Gary has written a book documenting the investigation into Las Vegas skimming activities, Leaving Vegas: The True Story of How the F.B.I. Wiretaps Ended Mob Domination of Las Vegas Casinos. He is also the host of the podcast, Gangland Wire.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 87 of FBI Retired Case Val Review with Jerry Williams.
0:09.0	I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime FBI cases.
0:15.0	Today we get to speak to retired agent Bill Ousley, who served 25 years with the FBI.
0:22.0	He spent 21 of those years investigating
0:25.5	organized crime and retired as the supervisor of the organized crime
0:30.4	squad in the Kansas City FBI Field Division.
0:34.0	In this episode, Bill Ousley, along with retired Kansas City Detective Gary Jenkins,
0:41.0	reviews the history of the Kansas City mob and the reign of mob boss Nick
0:47.6	Sevella who ran the Kansas City mob for 30 years.
0:51.8	Bill Oursley was involved in numerous prosecutions of mob figures and is
0:56.7	exceptionally knowledgeable about syndicated crime. He has testified in federal courts as an expert witness in various areas of organized crime activity and provided testimony before a U.S. Senate Special Investigative Committee on Rackets.
1:13.6	Bill Oseley is the author of an historical accounting of the Kansas City Mob, Open City.
1:21.0	True story of the. Crime Family, 1900 to 1950.
1:27.0	Anne is the author of a true crime book, Mobsters in Our Mist, which is the story of the rise and fall of Kansas City's longest
1:36.8	reigning mob boss and the powerful crime family that he controlled.
1:42.1	Gary Jenkins retired from the Kansas City Police Department in 1996 after a 25 year career.
1:50.0	In addition to practicing law, after he retired, Gary wrote a book documenting the investigation
1:56.8	into Las Vegas skimming activities, Leaving Vegas, the true story of how the FBI wiretaps ended mob domination of Las Vegas casinos.
2:08.0	Gary also produced a documentary and co-host a podcast both titled Gang Land Wire Stories.
2:17.8	You can purchase the film, listen to the podcast and learn more about Gary Jenkins at ganglandwire.com.
2:26.5	I think you're going to find this interview very interesting.
2:30.8	Actually, Gary has interviewed Bill Oseley on his podcast several times. If you really
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