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A dozen members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra admitted to multiple crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and related offenses for criminal activities throughout the New York metropolitan area committed as part of the illicit activities of the Gambino family.
One additional defendant pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.
The defendants also agreed to pay $1.6 million in penalties.
The pleas were entered throughout the past week at federal court in Brooklyn.
According to court filings and facts presented during the guilty plea proceedings, Andrew Campos, age 51, of Scarsdale, and members of his crew carried out fraudulent schemes to infiltrate the construction industry and earn millions of dollars in criminal proceeds, in part through their operation of a carpentry company, CWC Contracting Corp.
A dozen members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra admitted to multiple crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and related offenses for criminal activities throughout .