Arthur Nigro: Former Boss of Genovese Organized Crime Family charged for murder in NY
February 18th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by BNO NewsMANHATTAN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – The former acting boss of Genovese organized crime family that operated in Bronx, New York, and five others were charged on Wednesday on a 13-count indictment of various racketeering crimes, including a 2003 murder, prosecutors announced.
Arthur Nigro, 65, served for a time as the boss of the Genovese organized crime family. In November 2003, Nigro and Anthony Arillotta murdered Adolfo Bruno in order to maintain and increase their power within the mentioned crime family. Arillotta, 41, and Nigro are also charged with multiple extortions and other racketeering crimes.
Other members of the Genovese organized crime family were also indicted. Steve Alfisi was charged with racketeering including the operation of an illegal gambling business in New York along with Marcos Caio, James Coumoutsos, and George Coumoutsos.
All defendants are awaiting sentences. Nigro and James Coumoutsos, 47, are currently incarcerated. Arillotta , Alfisi,45, Caio, 39, and George Coumoutsos, 42, were arrested on Wednesday morning.
- U.S. arrests 127 suspects in massive operation against mobsters - Jan 21, 2011
- FBI cracks down on mafia, arrests more than 100 - Jan 21, 2011
- Chicago man arrested for illegal gambling activities - Mar 03, 2010
- America Initiates Additional Charges Against Kwame Kilpatrick, The Former Mayor Of Detroit - Dec 16, 2010
- FBI on alert for biggest Mob reunion - Apr 26, 2009
- Italian Police Raid Huge Mafia Clan - Jul 14, 2010
- 6 Police Officers Receive Indictments In A Case Of Deadly Shootings In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina - Jul 14, 2010
- Chinatown's criminal organization leader pleads guilty to racketeering case - Apr 19, 2010
- Kwame Kilpatrick And His Father Facing Legal Wrath Owing To Corruption Charges - Dec 16, 2010
- Bosnian man pleads not guilty in New York subway plot - Aug 07, 2010
- Jeffrey Conroy guilty in hate crime - Apr 20, 2010
- Queens, NY man indicted for stealing leads to rape charges, including an 11-year-old - Feb 19, 2010
- FBI nabs mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger after 16-year search - Jun 23, 2011
- Ex-Goldman Sachs director Gupta arrested, charged in insider trading case - Oct 26, 2011
- Sex Trafficking Charges In The Case Of The Gambino Organized Crime Family - Apr 21, 2010
Tags: arthur nigro, bno, boss, bronx new york, bruno, caio, count indictment, crimes, genovese organized crime family, illegal gambling, manhattan new york, ny manhattan, organized crime, prosecutors, racketeering, sentences, wednesday morning