Philip Civello and his family arrived in the U.S., settling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in about 1900. For approximately 23 years, Civello established himself as a farmer and merchant. In 1923, Civello and his family relocated to Dallas where they opened a grocery store and built a small fortune selling bootleg liquor. Civello was also involved in the construction business in Dallas. Around this time he was rumored to have become a member of the Dallas crime family under boss Joseph T. Piranio. While Civello clearly had the respect of his neighbors, his sons Charles and Joseph Civello were feared for their rumored connection to the Italian underworld. Those rumors increased after Joseph was arrested and charged with the murder of Joseph DeCarlo in 1925.
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| - Philip Civello and his family arrived in the U.S., settling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in about 1900. For approximately 23 years, Civello established himself as a farmer and merchant. In 1923, Civello and his family relocated to Dallas where they opened a grocery store and built a small fortune selling bootleg liquor. Civello was also involved in the construction business in Dallas. Around this time he was rumored to have become a member of the Dallas crime family under boss Joseph T. Piranio. While Civello clearly had the respect of his neighbors, his sons Charles and Joseph Civello were feared for their rumored connection to the Italian underworld. Those rumors increased after Joseph was arrested and charged with the murder of Joseph DeCarlo in 1925.
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| - Philip Civello and his family arrived in the U.S., settling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in about 1900. For approximately 23 years, Civello established himself as a farmer and merchant. In 1923, Civello and his family relocated to Dallas where they opened a grocery store and built a small fortune selling bootleg liquor. Civello was also involved in the construction business in Dallas. Around this time he was rumored to have become a member of the Dallas crime family under boss Joseph T. Piranio. While Civello clearly had the respect of his neighbors, his sons Charles and Joseph Civello were feared for their rumored connection to the Italian underworld. Those rumors increased after Joseph was arrested and charged with the murder of Joseph DeCarlo in 1925. Phillip Civello retired from the Dallas crime scene and died of natural causes in 1959. By this time his son Joseph had become a powerful member of the mafia in Dallas, Texas and would later become known across the nation, even attending the infamous Apalachin Conference of mafia bosses in 1957.
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