Nov 25 2008
FBI Detains 8 Suspected Mafia Men In New York
New York, NY — Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday swooped down on the Luchese organized crime family in New York on Monday, arresting eight men believed to be involved in various crimes including illegal gambling and drug trading.
U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said that an acting “capo” or boss in the Luchese family identified as Anthony Croce, was arrested together with seven others. Croce is facing up to five years imprisonment if found guilty on gambling charges.
The arrest of the eight mafia men underscores the FBI’s renewed intense focus against organized crime family, as well as the slow but steady decline of the mafia.
Last month, federal agents arrested John Gotti, also known as Junior to his friends and victims, the former head of the notorious Gambino family in New York in connection with three murders.
Gambino, who has been under the FBI watch list for years, is facing charges of operating a drug ring in New York, New Jersey and Florida, as wall as killings that date back to the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The arrests, deaths and turncoatism of some members in the mafia organization, have weakend the five mafia crime families in New York, including the Bonnano, Colombo, Gambino, Genevese and Luchese.
Croce is facing between five and 40 years if found guilty on three other serious charges of cocaine distribution.
FBI Detains 8 Suspected Mafia Men In New York – November 25, 2008 7:26 a.m. EST – AHN – This story was found at: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013179534
