Salvatore Rubino, 'Sal the Shoemaker', pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling operation for the Genovese crime family in Brooklyn.

Former shoemaker Salvatore Rubino, known as 'Sal the Shoemaker,' pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling operation for the Mafia's Genovese crime family at his Brooklyn shoe repair shop. The operation involved card games and illegal gambling machines, with profits being kicked back to the crime family. Four co-defendants also pleaded guilty to charges including racketeering, attempted extortion, and illegal gambling stemming from long-running Mafia gambling operations in New York.

April 16, 2024
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