9 Indicted as Mafia Members
United Press International
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. —
A special federal grand jury today indicted nine Springfield-area men on charges of racketeering, allegedly as part of La Cosa Nostra’s Genovese family.
The indictments charge that the “Scibelli Faction” of the Genovese family used threats of violence to expand territory under their control, including central and western Massachusetts and the Albany, N.Y., area. Among the charges in the 18-count indictment are that the defendants belong to La Cosa Nostra, otherwise known as the Mafia.
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