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Ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family have been arrested, officials announced Wednesday.
The United States Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York said that at the same time, a coordinated action in Italy arrested six organized crime members and associates. Defendants were charged with racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, witness retaliation, and union-related crimes. Prosecutors say they were trying to influence the New York City carting and demolition industries.
Prosecutors allege the defendants committed crimes including violent extortions, assaults, arson and witness retaliation. The filing alleges that"members and associates of the Gambino crime family used violent extortions, fraud, theft and embezzlement schemes to infiltrate the carting and demolition industries to enrich themselves and the Gambino crime family, including by laundering criminal proceeds."Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
Gambino Crime Family Arrests Racketeering Conspiracy Extortion Witness Retaliation Union-Related Crimes New York City Carting And Demolition Industries
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