WASHINGTON (TNND) — New York City’s infamous Mafia families, once thought to be relics of a bygone era, are back in the headlines. Prosecutors allege that a sprawling illegal gambling network, tied to several organized crime families, brought in roughly $7 million through rigged poker games and intimidation tactics.
According to NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, per the Department of Justice:
This complex scheme was so far reaching that it included members from four of the organized crime families, and when people refused to pay because they were cheated, these defendants did what organized crime has always done: they used threats, intimidation, and violence…