Mob captain latest to turn federal informant

Anthony "Big Anthony" Russo, a Colombo crime family acting captain, is the latest member of the embattled Mafia organization to switch sides and become a federal informant, a source told the Post. Russo, who has been held behind bars since his arrest two weeks ago in the biggest single-day Mafia...

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Source: New York Post

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