DiNunzio agrees to racketeering plea

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The man prosecutors say is the acting head of the New England mob has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy in federal court in Providence.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Providence said on Wednesday that 53-year-old Anthony L. DiNunzio, of East Boston, Mass., will enter his plea Thursday.
   
They say he will take responsibility for a conspiracy to extort protection money from strip clubs in Rhode Island.
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DiNunzio was arrested in April and pleaded not guilty.
   
Police say DiNunzio assumed control of the New England mob about two years ago. One of his predecessors was his brother, Carmen "The Cheeseman" DiNunzio, who is now serving a six-year sentence for bribing an undercover FBI agent posing as a state official.