NYC Mafia Families Still Active Amid Scandal and Decline
TL;DR
A federal investigation, 'Operation Royal Flush,' has charged 34 individuals, including members and associates of New York's notorious Mafia families, with orchestrating a high-tech poker rigging scheme that defrauded gamblers and generated millions over six years.
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- NYC mob is a pathetic shell of what it used to be, full of ‘stunads’ that would make Tony Soprano blush: sources New York Post
- Gambinos and Other NYC Mob Families Are Still in Business The New York Times
- A historical look at New York's infamous mafia network caught in NBA gambling scandal USA Today
- Think the Mafia is gone? Think again, Mob Museum expert says Las Vegas Review-Journal
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