Carl "Tuffy" DeLuna would not have been Nick Civella's UB if he was an idiot. He did made the mistakes of keeping the casino ledgers in his house and ranting loudly in his produce store. That aside, I expect he was a respected member - nationwide. Back then KC was fairly powerful and active. Nick Civella had Roy Williams in his pocket, which meant that the large Teamster Pension loans had to go through Nick during Roy Williams tenure.