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Mob expert Tim White Q&A on Mafia sweep

Updated: Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011, 9:28 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 3:57 PM EST

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - The FBI led the largest Mafia raid in its history on Thursday, and among those arrested was Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, the reputed former New England mob boss.

WPRI.com reporter Ted Nesi talked with Target 12 Investigator Tim White about the events leading up to the bust, the power of organized crime in 2011 - and the time White interviewed Manocchio face to face .

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