Justice Department release: 91 La Cosa Nostra defendants charged in four districts (January 20, 2011)

Office of Public Affairs release announcing indictments in four federal districts against members and associates of seven La Cosa Nostra families, including all five New York families. The charges are allegations.

Date: 2011-01-20
Kind: press-release
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs (archived release)
Retrieved: 2026-10-12
Rights: A press release of the U.S. Department of Justice, a work of the United States government prepared by federal officers or employees as part of their official duties. Public domain in the United States. 17 U.S.C. § 105.

A release of the Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs dated January 20, 2011, titled “91 Leaders, Members and Associates of La Cosa Nostra Families in Four Districts Charged with Racketeering and Related Crimes, Including Murder and Extortion.” It announces sixteen indictments in four districts against members and associates of seven La Cosa Nostra families, among them all five New York families, with 127 defendants in total. The release names Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York, Loretta E. Lynch, and the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara.

The release reports charges. It states that the defendants are “presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.” This archive does not copy the names of the living defendants from the release.

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