Mother, son with Mafia ties plead guilty to involvement in Taunton extortion ring

The wife and son of a Rhode Island mobster accused of shaking down bookies in Taunton for more than 20 years pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges of interstate extortion.

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Source: The Taunton Gazette

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