Mafia: Alive & Well (At Least We Thought)

On February 7th, 2008, 62 members of the Italian Mafia were arrested and indicted in New York. There was a laundry list of charges. They ranged from murder to extortion to theft. Many of those arrested had ties to the legendary Gambio family, and some of those arrested were a member of the family. The United States worked very closely with Italian officials in this intercontential sting. This raid led to the demolishing of the Gambio's largest source of revenue, illegal gambling.
The Italian Mafia first became popular during the 19th-century in Italy. During the immigration periods, the Mafia came to America. The most popular cities were New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. The Gambio family was one of the most well known families in the Italian Mafia. The Mafia became popular during the Prohibition Age.