SECTIONS Home News Columns Film Review Television Books   GGG		| GGG Home   | Index   | Info   | This Week   | Diary   | News   | Email GGG The Black Book - Part 2 - Who's Who? Part 1 Las Vegas conjures up images of glad-handing commissionaires, eager-to-help bellboys and endless complimentary drinks. But the city is keen to shake off its underworld reputation and many of those with shady pasts are distinctly unwelcome. Every cop in every town knows who the bad guys are but in Las Vegas they have a public register of people declared persona non grata. The List of Excluded Persons, better known as the Black Book, actually covers the whole of Nevada but its main aim is to protect the jewel in the state's gambling crown, Las Vegas, from corruption. The first thing you notice is that its not black. Current "Black Book" members and the year they entered the list: Biographical details of leading figures in the links will gradually increase 1. Marshall Caifano, Chicago mob leader 1960 2. Louis Dragna, Mob leader, convicted racketeer 1960 3. Alvin Kaohu, Hawaiian organized crime member 1975 4. Wilford Pulawa, Hawaiian organized crime boss 1975 5. John Vaccaro, Slot cheater 1986 6. Sandra Vaccaro, Slot cheater 1987 7. Chris Petti, Mob associate, convicted bookmaker and card cheater 1987 8. Michael Rizzitello, Mob associate, convicted kidnapper 1988 9. William Land, Card cheater 1988 10. James Tamer, Mob skimmer, bank robber 1988 11. Frank Masterana, Convicted bookmaker 1988 12. Frank Rosenthal, Mob associate 1988 13. Harold Lyons, Slot cheater 1989 14. Joseph Cusumano, Mob associate, convicted racketeer 1990 15. Douglas Barr, Slot cheater 1990 16. Timothy Childs, Slot cheater 1991 17. Francis Citro, Mob collector, convicted racketeer 1991 18. Richard Perry, Convicted sports fixer 1992 19. Anthony St. Laurent, Reputed mob associate, convicted racketeer, bookmaker 1993 20. Dominic Spinale, Convicted illegal bookmaker 1994 21. Brent Eli Morris Douglas William Barr, Convicted slot cheat 1994 22. William Dominick Cammisano Jr., Reputed mob figure, convicted felon 1997 23. Ronald Harris, Former Gaming Control Board computer expert who rigged slot machines 1997 24. Anthony "Tony Ripe" Civella, Reputed Kansas City, Mo., mob figure 1997 25. Jerry Dale Criner, Convicted slot cheat 1997 26. Louis John Olejack, Convicted card cheat 1997 27. John Joseph Conti, Reputed mob associate 1997 28. Stephen Cino, Reputed mob associate 1997 29. Charles Panarella, Reputed mob associate 1997 30. Michael DiBari, Slot cheater 1998 31. Peter Joseph "P.J." Ribaste, Reputed mob associate 1999 32. Fred Pascente, a former Chicago police detective who served time for his connection to an Illinois mail fraud ring. 1999 33. Michael Joseph Balsamo, a six-time convicted slot cheat, who is in the North Las Vegas jail in connection with a nationwide slot cheating scheme. 1999 34. Peter Jay Lenz -- Convicted on bookmaking charges three times and on federal charges of making false statements on a passport application 2000.