Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday announced the arrests of 10 men allegedly belonging to or associated with the Gambino Mafia family, as well as the arrests in Italy of six other alleged organized crime members and associates.
Prosecutors said the Brooklyn defendants, who are charged in a 16-count indictment, committed those crimes as part of an effort to dominate New York's carting and demolition industries.
It previously was led by the late notorious boss John Gotti, who died in a federal prison in Missouri in 2002.
The defendants arrested in New York on Wednesday included the alleged Gambino captain Joseph "Joe Brooklyn" Lanni.
Prosecutors said the arrests were part of a coordinated operation with Italian law enforcement, who arrested the six defendants in Italy on charges that include mafia association and related offenses.
Persons:
Gambino, Prosecutors, John Gotti, Joseph, Joe Brooklyn, Diego, Danny, Tantillo, Angelo Gradilone, Fifi, James LaForte, Vito Rappa, Francesco Vicari, Ciccio, Salvatore DiLorenzo, Robert Brooke, Kyle Johnson, Vincent Minsquero, Vinny Slick
Organizations:
Attorney's, Eastern, of, Federal, Wednesday, Gambino Mafia, Cosa Nostra, Mafia, CNBC PRO
Locations:
Brooklyn, of New York, New York, Italy, Missouri, Lanni, U.S