Massive Mafia Crackdown: 16 Arrests Made in Joint US-Italy Operation
Federal prosecutors in New York have announced the arrests of 10 men allegedly belonging to or associated with the Gambino Mafia family, along with the arrests of six other alleged organized crime members and associates in Italy. The defendants are accused of a racketeering conspiracy involving violent extortions, assaults, arson, and union-related crimes, with the aim of dominating New York's carting and demolition industries. The arrests were part of a coordinated operation between U.S. and Italian law enforcement agencies.