127 people charged in massive FBI crackdown on mobsters

TRI-STATE AREA — Approximately 127 people were expected to be charged in connection with a massive FBI roundup of suspected mobsters that started on Thursday, according to numerous published reports.
The Wall Street Journal said those implicated included “91 members of organized-crime families and their associates. Among those charged include Luigi Manocchio, the former boss of the New England mob; Benjamon Castellazzo, the acting underboss of the Colombo family; Richard Fusco, the Colombo family’s consigliere; and Joseph Corozzo, consigliere of the Gambino family.”
Fifteen of those charged are from New Jersey, but not from Hudson County. Several were charged from Kenilworth and points west.
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman stated: “According to the charges unsealed today, organized crime still has a grip on the New Jersey waterfront. Workers should be free to pursue an honest living without being worried that their own union representatives will shake them down.”
Watch www.hudsonreporter.com for updates.

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