NATION : Reputed Gambino Mob Boss in Connecticut, 18 Others Arrested
Officers today arrested the reputed boss of the Connecticut faction of the Gambino crime family and 18 other members of the organization on racketeering, illegal gambling and extortion charges, federal authorities said.
Federal, state and local police officers acted on an indictment handed up Wednesday by a grand jury in Hartford and unsealed today.
The indictment named 22 people, 16 from Connecticut and six from Westchester County, N.Y. Three of the suspects were still being sought.
Anthony Megale, 36, described as the head of the Gambino family’s Connecticut faction, was arrested today in Stamford, where he lives, U.S. Atty. Stanley Twardy said. Twardy said the other men arrested included high-ranking supervisors for the New York-based Gambino organization.
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