The Gambino organized crime family is one of five Mafia families in New York. Ten alleged Gambino members and associates were charged in Brooklyn federal court.
  • Sixteen defendants were arrested in New York and Italy on charges related to Mafia activities, authorities said.
  • The defendants in Brooklyn included alleged members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family.
  • Prosecutors said the New York defendants committed extortion, assault, arson and crimes related to unions in an attempt to dominate the city’s demolition and carting sectors.