Ground Zero extort busted

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Added 5 months ago

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NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors have busted what they say is a mob extortion and bribery operation at Ground Zero.

An indictment unsealed yesterday in Brooklyn alleges that a mob-controlled trucking company paid kickbacks to win a subcontract with a demolition company working at the former World Trade Center site. Prosecutors also say the eight defendants, linked to the Colombo organized crime family, have been charged with threatening employees.

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