    the gambino crime family is one of the "five families" that dominates organized crime activities in new york city, united states, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the mafia (or cosa nostra). the group is named after carlo gambino, boss of the family at the time of the mcclellan hearings in 1963, when the structure of organized crime first gained public attention. the group's operations extend from new york and the eastern seaboard to california. its illicit activities include labor and construction racketeering, gambling, loansharking, extortion, money laundering, prostitution,{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators&id=6011150 |title=emperor's club: the investigators look at the web site behind the spitzer scandal - 3
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