Colombo crime family brass arrested in crackdown on alleged mobsters
Source: ABC News
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.
Colombo crime family boss Andrew "Mush" Russo, underboss Benji Castellazzo and consigliere Ralph DiMatteo were among 14 purported mobsters charged Tuesday with labor racketeering, extortion and money laundering. Ten members of the Colombo crime family and one member of the Bonanno crime family were arrested, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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.
Russo and Castellazzo are allegedly long-time members of the family, at 87 and 83 years old, respectively.
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stillcool
(32,626 posts)reminds me of the glory days of TFG and Rudy.
BamaRefugee
(3,476 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Crazyleftie
(458 posts)It was common knowledge that the mob ran the unions and contractors in New York and New Jersey for decades if not longer.
Elessar Zappa
(13,650 posts)one knows and what one can prove are entirely different things. A lot of these guys cover their tracks well.