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00:02 Sixteen defendants were arrested in New York and Italy on charges related to mafia activities
00:06 according to authorities.
00:07 In New York, ten men were arrested for allegedly belonging to the Gambino crime family and
00:12 charged with various mafia-related crimes, while in Italy, six alleged organized crime
00:16 members were arrested with one still at large.
00:19 Prosecutors said the arrests were part of a coordinated operation between US and Italian
00:22 law enforcement.
00:23 The Gambinos are one of New York's five Cosa Nostra organized crime groups.
00:27 It was formerly led by Notorious Boss John Gotti, who died in prison in 2002.
00:31 Prosecutors allege the New York defendants committed crimes in an effort to dominate
00:35 New York's carting and demolition industries through extortion, violence, and control of
00:39 unions.
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