NEW YORK, NEW YORK (October 28, 2014)Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging Gennaro \”Jerry\” Bruno of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the \”Gambino crime family\”) with racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of murder, narcotics trafficking, extortion and obstruction of justice. Bruno was arrested today in Las Vegas, Nevada, where his initial appearance for removal proceedings to the Eastern District of New York is scheduled for later today at the Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The charges and Bruno’s arrest were announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and George Venizelos, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office.
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