New York mobster 'Sal the Shoemaker' pleads GUILTY to organized crime charges as he admits to operating Mafia's gambling ring in his Long Island cobbler shop


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Daily Mail— Salvatore Rubino, tied to the Mafia Genovese crime family, pleaded guilty. The ring used fronts like a gelato shop, soccer club, and Rubino's shoe repair. Alongside Rubino, others from the Genovese family also admitted guilt for extortion and running gambling businesses including an online operation

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