PlusNine Arrested in NYC Mob CrackdownNine Arrested in NYC Mob CrackdownThe Associated PressA reputed acting mob boss is being held without bail in New York City after being arrested with eight other suspected gangsters for alleged Mafia crimes. Thomas \"Tommy Shots\" Gioeli has pleaded not-guilty. (June 4)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] (NATS)IT WAS A CRIPPLING BLOW TO ONE OF THE NATION\'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIME FAMILIES....THE ACTING BOSS OF THE COLOMBO CRIME FAMILY THOMAS GIOELI KNOWN AS TOMMY SHOTS ALONG WITH EIGHT OTHER SUSPECTED MOBSTERS WERE ARRESTED WEDNESDAY...A TOTAL OF TWELVE PEOPLE FACE FEDERAL CHARGES INCLUDING MURDER, ROBBERY, EXTORTION AND DRUG DEALING....(NATS)IN A PRESS CONFERENCE, THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT ATTORNEY\'S OFFICE SAID THE SHAKEDOWN, WHICH INVOLVED YEARS OF UNDERCOVER WORK, SHED LIGHT on MOB CRIMES DATing BACK TO THE 1990\'S, A TIME WHEN FAMILY CONTROL LED TO BLOODSHED(SOT DISTRICT ATTORNEY BENTON CAMPBELL) \"we are able to today to bring closure to cold case murders and other bloody crimes, crimes that implicate the most powerful members of the Colombo family\"THE D-A\'S OFFICE HOPES this TAKEDOWN OF THE alleged BOSS, UNDERBOSS AND TWO CAPTAINS WILL LEAD TO A HALT IN THE MOB\'S OPERATIONS AND SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO its MEMBERS(Mark Mershon assistant director FBI) \"those who choose to associate with organized crime or step up to leadership roles in organized crime have to realize it\'s just a matter of time before it\'s their turn to be prosecuted and incarcerated.\"FAMILY MEMBERS WALKED OUT OF FEDERAL COURT AFTER MOST OF THOSE ARRAIGNED WERE RETURNED TO PRISON, ONE OUT OF THE AT LEAST SIX WHO APPEARED IN COURT WERE RELEASED ON BAIL....GIEOLI\'S ATTORNEY SAYS THIS ALL COMES AS A SHOCK TO HIS CLIENT(Adam Perlmutter/Attorney Gioeli) \"my client obviously has been charged with very serious crimes he\'s concerned for him and he\'s concerned for his family and that\'s his main priority\"PROSECUTORS SAY THIS IS FAR FROM OVER AND THE CASE COULD TAKE YEARS TO RESOLVE.....THE ALLEGED MOBSTERS ARE DUE BACK IN COURT ON JUNE 11TH.BONNY STANDUP \"if convicted five of the twelve charged can face life in prison, this latest bust comes just four months after a 62-person arrest in connection with the famed Gambino family....the Da\'s office hopes busts like these will ultimately put a stop to organized crime....in brooklyn new york, Bonny Ghosh the Associated Press.\" ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****)

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