Ninety Mafia arrests in New York and Palermo

[Bouncer]

Ninety Mafia gangsters from New York to Sicily have been arrested in what is described as the biggest crackdown on Cosa Nostra on both sides of the Atlantic since the "Pizza Connection".

Italian anti-Mafia police said that the main targets were "the heirs of historic Sicilian and American Dons" from the Gambino, Di Maggio, Mannino and Inzerillo families.

Thirty were captured in Palermo and the remaining 60 in New York, in a joint FBI-Italian operation codenamed "Old Bridge". All were allegedly involved in money laundering and cocaine and narcotics trafficking. The charges include racketeering, murder, extortion, and gambling and labour law violations.

Full Story: Ninety Mafia arrests in New York and Palermo - Times Online

[Mr I]

Recently? I thought those times were gone

[Bouncer]

Recently? I thought those times were gone

the mob is very much alive. they have just gone back to the pre gotti days where they stay out of the media etc. half of Italy is run by the mob.

[blm]

the mafia will never go away...just more organized and widespread.

[Mr I]

my cousin is over in New York next week, I'll be sure to tell hem to be polite on how he owdew da pitza

[Mr I]

the mafia will never go away...just more organized and widespread.

did I not tell you my codename, dey cal me tommy two times two times

[blm]

my cousin is over in New York next week, I'll be sure to tell hem to be polite on how he owdew da pitza

tell him to go to Lombardi's and yell "give me a fuckin' pizza and make it quick ya dumb wap!" lol

[Mr I]

tell him to go to Lombardi's and yell "give me a fuckin' pizza and make it quick ya dumb wap!" lol

thats it, too much entertainment already I gonna put the cat out

[mr8907]

mob is still around not as powerful as it once was,but is still very much around from what i hear they are involved in alot of internet rackets. and alot of guys that went away in the 80's started getting out,and over the summer one of them got his head blown off lasted about a day or two apparently one of the ppl he knocked off had a really pissed off son and he waited about 20 years to return the favor. I love bensonhurst

[Timma]

half of Italy is run by the mob.

Shit almost all of Italy is run by the mob.

[redback]

I thought it was refered to now as "organised crime"

[Gator_Mclusky]

I winder how many "hits" will come of this......:idea:

[Bouncer]

I thought it was refered to now as "organised crime"

its referred to as all of the above.