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The Massachusetts State Senate established the Ethics Committee two weeks ago after the convictions of State Sen. Joseph J. C. DiCarlo and State Sen. Ronald C. MacKenzie for extortion.
The New York City-born Galante, nicknamed "Lillo" and "The Cigar," possesses truly impressive criminal credentials. He has spent almost half his life in prison on charges ranging from gambling, narcotics trafficking and bootlegging to extortion, assault and homicide. Galante first gained respect within the Mafia for his suspected involvement...
The second development is ongoing and seems almost to be contagious. All shades of opinion on Dukakis concede one point: he has impeccable integrity. He is probably the last politician in the state who could be accused of taking a bribe or tolerating a conflict of interest. Last August, State...
They played their roles perfectly: dockland toughs, racketeers, underworld fixers. So completely did they work their way into the confidence of the Mafia-backed labor groups in the harbors that they ended up as bagmen, carrying payoff money back to the mob. Last week there was no mention of the...
The remarkable undercover operation began in 1976, when officials of an East Coast shipping firm told the agency about making payoffs to the I.L.A. to get cargoes loaded more quickly. The extortion ring reportedly collected between $3 million and $5 million on a yearly basis. In December a federal grand...