the so-called mafia commission case. - the alleged heads of the new york five crime families have been arrested in a crackdown. and u.s. attorney rudolph giuliani says that the mafia could be destroyed if the pressure is kept on em. - his targets include names like paul castellano. - anthony fat tony salerno, the 76-year-old boss of the genovese mafia family, now serving 100-year sentence. - one of the things that these indictments demonstrate is that the upper echelon of the mob is no longer invincible. - he was a perfect match for new york city. he was a perfect match for a tabloid culture. he was a perfect match for a crime-reporting culture. and he was brash and he was, you know, he was a self-promoter. - great day for law enforcement, but this is a bad day, probably the worst, for the mafia. the indictment alleges numerous specific incidences of bribery, extortion, fraud, tax fraud, obstruction of justice, and perjury.
- as the chief federal prosecutor in his area, giuliani comes across like the hollywood stereotype of the tough, dedicated crime buster. - all of these areas of crime are dangerous and destructive of our society. - this epic sense of himself that s what made him such a relentless prosecutor. it s also what made him so cruel. he knew that he was right. he felt that he was the scourge of god. - this fall, in federal court, giuliani will personally prosecute perhaps the biggest case of his entire career, the so-called mafia commission case. - the alleged heads of the new york five crime families have been arrested in a crackdown. and u.s. attorney rudolph giuliani says that the mafia could be destroyed if the pressure is kept on em. - his targets include names like paul castellano. - anthony fat tony salerno, the 76-year-old boss of the genovese mafia family, now serving 100-year sentence.
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