Queens Tribune: NYPD, Feds Deal Crushing Blow to Queens Organized Crime, features Professor Howard Abadinsky

A 29-count indictment was filed last Thursday in Queens Supreme Court charging Corozzo, 67, who is currently on the lam, and 25 Gambino Family members and associates with operating a highly sophisticated and lucrative illegal gambling outfit whose headquarters was located in Woodhaven.

“It’s one of these good news/bad news stories,” said Howard Abadinsky, Ph.D, professor of criminal justice at St. John’s University in Jamaica. “The good news is that they’ve indicted and hopefully will be able to convict a number of very, very bad people, including the murderers of a court officer. The bad news is: many people in organized crime – actual operatives, actual street criminals – are going to look at this as an opportunity to become part of the Gambino Family. This is an opportunity to get made.”

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