Sunday, May 6, 2007

Members of the Genovese Crime Family in Court

A federal investigation starting in 2003, led to the arrest and prosecution of 14 defendents in a Manhattan court room. One solider and two associates of the Genovese Crime Family were among the 14 people prosecuted on charges ranging from racketeering to murder.
The defendents were originally charged in a Manhattan federal court in a 42-count indictment. Thirty-four defendants, including an acting "don" and various members and associates of the Genovese crime family of La Cosa Nostra, were charged with crimes other offenses spanning more than a decade.
The indictment targeted factions of the Genovese crime family in the areas of the Bronx, East Harlem, and Westchester.

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