charity. there isn t much to smile about today if you are involved in organized crime in new york. federal agents arrested more than 100 alleged mobsters in a major sweep of the city s crime families. senior correspondent eric shawn looks at some of the unusual suspects. there were so many, they had to be processed in an army based gym. 127 alleged mobsters and their organized crime associates pimpled seven of the major american mafia crime families hit. among those napped, 82-year-old repuerted former bo boss. leadership of the colombo crime family. and conselieri of the late gotti outfit. u.s. attorney general eric holder flew to brooklyn to make the announcement. today s arrest mark an important and encouraging step forward disrupting los
reporter: many of those arrested were in brooklyn, but they also occurred throughout new york city, new jersey and new england. there were so many arrests in the new york area, suspects had to be taken to a gym for booking. we have about 700 law enforcement agencies from a number of different entities that are involved in this massive takedown. the italian mob s not dead now. it will never be dead because as long as there s people out there that gamble, go to prostitutes, borrow money, there will be somebody to cater to them. you ll be dead and i ll be dead and the italian mafia will be here. reporter: just last week the second in command of colombo crime family was sentenced to 8 years in prison. he is 93 years old. rob and vinita. if you re looking for a dream job with lots of perks, you might want to check out fortune magazine s latest list. it ranks the 100 best companies to work for. the software firm sas is number one for the second
years and according to holder this was one of biggest roundups. phrased it different ways but if not the biggest round-up of mob figures in american history. they actually do it every few years and according to sources, this they battles done this one because the mafia was showing a bit of resurgence. bill: in new york, new jersey and rhode island. they rounded up a bunch of guys including relatively big guys, six senior mob figures and all the leadership of colombo crime family. it s pretty serious because frank meatball bellatoni. michael jello. bill: jello? and not to mention the others bill: they got the carwash. this makes my point. in the godfather there was
resources and working with our state and local law enforcement partners like never before. we are committed, and we are determined to eradicate these criminal enterprises once and for all and to bring their members to justice. megyn: eric shawn is live here in our new york city newsroom with more. reporter: well, megyn, they all got pinched, the largest roundup of mafia bad guys in the history nabbed in the northeast from seven of the major american crime families. you know, just when terrorism cases seem to e eclipse traditional organized crime prosecutions, so many suspects were arrested this morning they had to be processed in a gym at a brooklyn army base, their faces not shown, presumably, because they are innocent. among those, the 83-year-old former boss of new england s crime family, the entire leadership of new york s colombo
charity. there isn t much to smile about today if you are involved in organized crime in new york. federal agents arrested more than 100 alleged mobsters in a major sweep of the city s crime families. senior correspondent eric shawn looks at some of the unusual suspects. there were so many, they had to be processed in an army based gym. 127 alleged mobsters and their organized crime associates pimpled seven of the major american mafia crime families hit. among those napped, 82-year-old repuerted former bo boss. leadership of the colombo crime family. and conselieri of the late gotti outfit. u.s. attorney general eric holder flew to brooklyn to make the announcement. today s arrest mark an important and encouraging step forward disrupting los