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German policeman held over gourmet food scam in Mafia raids • Apr. 1, 2025, 11:43 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)
German police sergeant held over mafia links in mass raid • Apr. 1, 2025, 3:45 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
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Areas Of Involvement gambling • prostitution • organized crime • heroin • narcotic • bootlegging • smuggling • extortion • usury • omertà
Related People Richard Kuklinski • John Gotti • Lucky Luciano • Bernardo Provenzano • Salvatore Maranzano • Joseph Valachi • Joseph Colombo • Carlo Gambino • Albert Anastasia • Paul Castellano

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