20-01-2011, 08:03 PM
Former Gotti Attorney Reacts to Massive Mob Bust
Jan 20, 2011
See video below ---- (Gambino defense attorney, Jeffrey Litchman, makes a prediction. Let's hope he's wrong. See video below. It would be a good idea to make a copy of this video for future reference).
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4503646/former-gotti-attorney-reacts-to-massive-mob-bust
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FBI Raid Captures 100 Suspected Mobsters in Largest Mafia Bust in New York History
Published January 20, 2011
| FoxNews.com
Federal agents arrested more than 100 suspected mobsters in New York City, New Jersey and New England in pre-dawn raids on Thursday (Fox News).
DEVELOPING: Law enforcement officials arrested more than 100 suspected mobsters in a series of early morning raids Thursday, FoxNews.com confirms.
"Early this morning FBI agents, along with our law enforcement partners, began arresting over 100 organized crime members for various criminal charges," Diego Rodriguez, Special Agent in Charge with the FBI in New York, said in a statement. "Additional information will be available at the U.S. Attorney's offices later today."
The FBI said most of the arrests were made throughout New York City, in New Jersey and New England. Charges include murder, extortion and narcotics trafficking.
Attorney General Eric Holder and other officials are expected to discuss the cases later Thursday at a news conference in Brooklyn.
The reputed leader of New England's Patriarca crime family, Luigi Manocchio, is among those arrested. The U.S. Attorney's office in Providence said Manocchio was arrested Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale. A newly unsealed indictment accuses Manocchio of collecting protection payments from owners of strip clubs.
Also arrested was Thomas Iafrate, who worked as a bookkeeper for Providence strip clubs. Prosecutors allege he set aside money for Manocchio Iafrate is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Providence later on Thursday.
The takedown was the result of multiple investigations. Federal probes aided by mob turncoats have decimated the families' ranks in recent years and have resulted in lengthy prison terms for several leaders.
On Friday, a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced John "Sonny" Franzese, 93, to eight years in prison for extorting Manhattan strip clubs and a pizzeria on Long Island.
Federal prosecutors had sought at least 12 years behind bars for the underboss of the Colombo crime family -- in effect, a life term. To bolster their argument, they had an FBI agent testify that Franzese bragged about killing 60 people over the years and once contemplated putting out a hit on his own son for becoming a government cooperator.
In October, Mafia turncoat Salvatore Vitale was sentenced to time served after federal prosecutors praised his total betrayal of his own crime syndicate -- and after he apologized to the families of his victims. Authorities said he had a hand in at least 11 murders, including that of a fellow gangster in the fallout from the infamous Donnie Brasco case.
The evidence provided after his arrest in 2003 helped decimate the once-fearsome Bonanno organized crime family, Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Andres said.
"The Mafia today is weaker because of his cooperation," Andres said. "Mr. Vitale provided lead after lead. ... The results speak for themselves."
The FBI called Thursday's raids and arrests the biggest mafia roundup in New York's history.
Holder will be joined at the news conference by law enforcement officials from the FBI, U.S. Attorney's offices in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
Click here to read more on the mob arrests at MyFoxNY.com
FoxNews.com's Jana Winter and The Associated Press contributed to this report
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/20/suspected-new-york-mobsters-arrested-fbi-raids/?v_t=clpromo1.a
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Jan 20, 2011
See video below ---- (Gambino defense attorney, Jeffrey Litchman, makes a prediction. Let's hope he's wrong. See video below. It would be a good idea to make a copy of this video for future reference).
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4503646/former-gotti-attorney-reacts-to-massive-mob-bust
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FBI Raid Captures 100 Suspected Mobsters in Largest Mafia Bust in New York History
Published January 20, 2011
| FoxNews.com
Federal agents arrested more than 100 suspected mobsters in New York City, New Jersey and New England in pre-dawn raids on Thursday (Fox News).
DEVELOPING: Law enforcement officials arrested more than 100 suspected mobsters in a series of early morning raids Thursday, FoxNews.com confirms.
"Early this morning FBI agents, along with our law enforcement partners, began arresting over 100 organized crime members for various criminal charges," Diego Rodriguez, Special Agent in Charge with the FBI in New York, said in a statement. "Additional information will be available at the U.S. Attorney's offices later today."
The FBI said most of the arrests were made throughout New York City, in New Jersey and New England. Charges include murder, extortion and narcotics trafficking.
Attorney General Eric Holder and other officials are expected to discuss the cases later Thursday at a news conference in Brooklyn.
The reputed leader of New England's Patriarca crime family, Luigi Manocchio, is among those arrested. The U.S. Attorney's office in Providence said Manocchio was arrested Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale. A newly unsealed indictment accuses Manocchio of collecting protection payments from owners of strip clubs.
Also arrested was Thomas Iafrate, who worked as a bookkeeper for Providence strip clubs. Prosecutors allege he set aside money for Manocchio Iafrate is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Providence later on Thursday.
The takedown was the result of multiple investigations. Federal probes aided by mob turncoats have decimated the families' ranks in recent years and have resulted in lengthy prison terms for several leaders.
On Friday, a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced John "Sonny" Franzese, 93, to eight years in prison for extorting Manhattan strip clubs and a pizzeria on Long Island.
Federal prosecutors had sought at least 12 years behind bars for the underboss of the Colombo crime family -- in effect, a life term. To bolster their argument, they had an FBI agent testify that Franzese bragged about killing 60 people over the years and once contemplated putting out a hit on his own son for becoming a government cooperator.
In October, Mafia turncoat Salvatore Vitale was sentenced to time served after federal prosecutors praised his total betrayal of his own crime syndicate -- and after he apologized to the families of his victims. Authorities said he had a hand in at least 11 murders, including that of a fellow gangster in the fallout from the infamous Donnie Brasco case.
The evidence provided after his arrest in 2003 helped decimate the once-fearsome Bonanno organized crime family, Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Andres said.
"The Mafia today is weaker because of his cooperation," Andres said. "Mr. Vitale provided lead after lead. ... The results speak for themselves."
The FBI called Thursday's raids and arrests the biggest mafia roundup in New York's history.
Holder will be joined at the news conference by law enforcement officials from the FBI, U.S. Attorney's offices in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
Click here to read more on the mob arrests at MyFoxNY.com
FoxNews.com's Jana Winter and The Associated Press contributed to this report
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/20/suspected-new-york-mobsters-arrested-fbi-raids/?v_t=clpromo1.a
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