News 12 - Long Island
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16th August 2022
DOJ: 9 mafia members and associates charged, including Nassau detective
The Department of Justice announced a Genovese and Bonanno organized crime takedown that included the arrest of a Nassau County Police Department detective.
The DOJ says “two indictments were unsealed charging nine defendants with racketeering, illegal gambling, money laundering conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and related offenses.”
Eight defendants were arrested this morning. Seven were scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon.
“Today’s arrests of members from two La Cosa Nostra crime fa