Former Trooper, alleged mobsters plead not guilty in extortion case; accused include 10 from HV
Photo credit: News12 | State Trooper Mario Velez was among the 30 reputed members and associates of New York's mafia arrested by the FBI in predawn raids across New York City and Westchester. (Jan. 16, 2013)
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A former state trooper and more than two dozen other men suspected in an organized crime extortion racket are headed to trial after pleading not guilty Wednesday in federal court, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said.
The defendants were indicted on racketeering charges -- including extortion and loan sharking -- through their control of unnamed private trash-hauling companies...
