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And donald trump was a developer in new york so he had to be familiar with what goes on in terms of the corruption with the labor unions and, you know, this 5% mob tax that goes on, everything that's built in new york, so he's been familiar with that kind of behavior. if you watch the hand movements that kind of hand stuff that goes on back and forth, that's sort of reminds me of watching some of the guys we used to deal with looking at what's going on now you start to wonder saying, is he taking the same behavior and bringing it over into the oval office because i think what sam nunberg said ...

Writing about, trump and the good fellas. quote, donald trump says he'll succeed as president because he has succeeded in business, so it's appropriate to scour his business record. one area in particular that deserves scrutiny is his business relationship with companies controlled by the mafia. then it goes into some of the details. in 1988 anthony "fat tony" was among those convicted in a scheme to control and profit from the contracts for numerous buildings, including trump plaza. we asked trump about these ties. since the mafia is in the business of stealing, we figured that mr. trump woul...

Sopranos," changes in form, it will always be there preying on the most vulnerable groups in our society who need money, the loan sharks. this is a big, big case, bunch of cases, 16 different indictments, but i think the mob structurally was more powerful 10 or 15 years ago. >> this sounds dramatic what are what are the chances of getting these guys off the streets? is it difficult to bring a big indictment like this versus going after one by one? >> it depends. there are a lot of little indictments in here too. most will cop pleas. they're involved in loan sharking, petty extortions. there ar...

Levels, bookkeepers to some of the leaders of some of these families. >> it was interesting to hear attorney general holder put it in economic terms. $500 million or more going to mob tax essentially, this underground extortion, and that it's actually going to mean more money. >> you know the other thing it interesting, a lot of people thought ass here years had gone by the -- thought as years had gone by the mob had gone quiet. we had been looking at them and trying to figure this out for some time. >> we appreciate you this morning. >> it has been a week of tributes and reflections, 50 years...

Others involve truly senseless murders. in one instance, a victim was allegedly shot and killed during a botched robbery attempt. and two other murder victims allegedly were shot in a public bar because of a dispute over a spilled drink. >> i want to turn now to a colleague who knows a thing or two about putting mob bosses out of business. >> before he was the governor of new york, eliot spitzer was the head of a labor racketeering united states at the d.a.'s office. in 1992, he put an end to what he called a mob tax on every garment delivery in new york city. he joins me now with his thoughts...