Dateline reports on New York's underbelly of Mafia crime

14 May 2008 | 17:27

For decades the infamous Gambino crime family ruled New York's underworld with an iron fist, but earlier this year that came to a dramatic halt after a massive Mafia crackdown by authorities.

Dateline's Nick Lazaredes reports from New York, a city which boasts one of the highest rates of organised crime.

For decades the infamous Gambino crime family ruled New York's underworld with an iron fist, but earlier this year that came to a dramatic halt after a massive Mafia crackdown by authorities.

Federal and Sate task forces arrested more than 60 people, almost half of them alleged members of the Gambino crime syndicate. Among those captured in the FBI's net was the Gambino's Godfather, John D'Amico - also known as Jackie the Nose.

Despite the underworld crackdown, the mob are still deeply enmeshed New York.

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