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 Joey Cusumano

By John L. Smith , Las Vegas Review Journal

The luckiest man in Las Vegas looks up from the pages of the morning newspaper and smiles. The cafe is busy with breakfast traffic, but he is almost anonymous — just the way Joey Cusumano likes it.

Time was, his name and face would have been splashed across those news pages. By anyone’s measure, Cusumano was notorious. According to the files of the FBI and Metro, he was the trusted confidant of Anthony Spilotro, the Chicago Outfit’s man in Las Vegas. But the fact is Cusumano was also a smooth operator who moved in many circles: business, labor, Hollywood and the mob. read more  Here