Mass NYC Mob Bust Nabs 10 Members Of 'Insidious' Gambino Crime Fam: AG

NEW YORK CITY — A notorious crime family's international scheme to dominate New York's garbage collection and demolition industries came toppling down with 16 arrests, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Ten local fraudsters — all associated with the notorious Gambino crime family and operating under names like Joe Brooklyn and Vinny Slick — faced a judge in Brooklyn after years of violent scheming, prosecutors contend.

Six more people were arrested in Italy related to the same scheme, and face charges for mafia association, prosecutors said.

A 16-count indictment unsealed Wednesday could mean up to 180 years behind bars for those charged in the U.S., most of whom hail from New York City.

"Today’s arrests should serve as a warning to others," said NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban in a statement.

Prosecutors recounted violent assaults executed to secure the group's stronghold on the industries — including a hammer attack to settle a financial dispute with another demolition company that was photographed and sent to others in the industry as a warning.

The group cheated union and employment laws to secure benefits and paychecks without performing any work, prosecutors contend.

And it's just the tip of the iceberg of crimes starting in 2017 throughout New York and New Jersey.

Prosecutors also said taken out the notorious crime collective's head, Joseph Lanni, who also goes by Joe Brooklyn and Mommino.

Infamous former boss John Gotti died in prison in 2002.

"We will continue to take down members of traditional organized crime wherever they may operate," Caban said.