A total of 125 suspected mobsters are arrested by local police and the FBI on January 20, 2011. These were among 7 different familes in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The mobsters were charged for murder, racketeering, and extortion. For those of you who don't know, racketeering is the practice of starting or being part of a racket which could be social disturbances or extortion, and extortion is getting money illegally by abuse of one's office or authority.
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