PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The arrest of alleged New England mafia boss Anthony DiNunzio has been hailed as “another nail in the coffin” for organized crime in Rhode Island.
State police superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell said Wednesday that the 53-year-old DiNunzio was arrested at a social club in the North End section of Boston.
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This March 25, 2002 photo shows Carmen Anthony DiNunzio, left, walking with Anthony Gambale, right, on Hanover Street in Boston's North End. A spokesman for the Rhode Island U.S. Attorney's Office said Anthony DiNunzio was taken into FBI custody and is scheduled to be in federal court in Providence, R.I., Wednesday afternoon April 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Kevin Wisniewski)
Authorities allege he participated in the shakedown of Providence-area strip clubs for protection payments and met with members of the Gambino crime family in an effort to expand the mob’s reach.
Not guilty pleas were entered on DiNunzio’s behalf on charges including racketeering conspiracy and extortion conspiracy.
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