Peter Joseph Simone (born 1945) is an American organized crime figure from

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who is thought to be involved in running illegal gambling activities. In April 1992, Simone was convicted of

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in a

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scam and sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Simone was released on probation in 1996 and placed on three years' probation. In May 1997, Simone was listed in the

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" Black Book", which bars undesirables from entering

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casinos. On January 2, 1999, only two months before the end of his probation period, Simone was caught playing

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at Harrah's North Kansas City Hotel & Casino. Although sentenced to spend one day in jail, Simone's probation period was extended 12 months with four months of electronically monitored

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. Later in 1999, Simone violated probation again as

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(FBI) agents observed him at a

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for over three hours. This time, Simone went back to prison. On February 29, 2000, Simone was released from federal custody. He is thought by the FBI to be the underboss of the Kansas City crime family.

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