DOJ calls organized crime 'alive and well' after alleged mobsters arrested in New York, New Jersey

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The arrests of more than a dozen purported mobsters Tuesday in New York and New Jersey show 'the underbelly of the crime families in New York City is alive and well,' according to the FBI.

Over 800 people around the world have been arrested in connection to organized crime, including drug trafficking and murder for hire plots. Over 300 crime syndicates used the FBI-developed app.The arrests of more than a dozen purported mobsters Tuesday in New York and New Jersey show"the underbelly of the crime families in New York City is alive and well," according to the FBI.

Most of the alleged mobsters were arrested in New York and New Jersey on Tuesday, while Colombo captain Vincent Ricciardo was arrested in North Carolina. DiMatteo, 66, remains at large. The defendants also tried to force the union and its affiliated health care fund to divert more than $10,000 per month to the Colombo family, prosecutors said.

In a June 21 recording, Ricciardo allegedly explained that John Doe #1 knows,"I'll put him in the ground right in front of his wife and kids, right in front of his f------ house, you laugh all you want pal, I'm not afraid to go to jail, let me tell you something, to prove a point? I would f------ shoot him right in front of his wife and kids, call the police, f--- it, let me go, how long you think I'm gonna last...

 

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We definitely needed these arrests to verify that organized crime still exists

Anyone from Trump Tower part of that dragnet?

The Trump family are quietly packing their adult diapers

HunterJCullen THANK YOU, DOJ!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. STAY SAFE. 🙏❤🇺🇸

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