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Thursday, January 20, 2011

BRAKING NEWS: More Than 100 Alleged Mobsters Arrested In N.Y.-Area

Leading figures in several organized crime families said to be among those arrested

More than 100 suspected members and associates of six mafia families have been arrested in what the FBI described as the biggest organized crime round-up in New York history.

Significant leaders of the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno and Colombo families and also the DeCavalcante of New Jersey were among those being arrested, NBC New York reported.

The charges ranged from murder to extortion and illegal gambling, officials told NBC.

Hundreds of FBI officials, NYPD officers, state police and U.S. marshals were involved in the operation, which took place across the tri-state area.

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