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Jul 30, 2007 3:37 pm US/Eastern
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Mafia Snitch Gets Snitched Out Of Gambling Racket
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) ―
Like Michael Corleone in "The Godfather," he tried to get out, but they just kept pulling back him.
Mob snitch Peter Caporino faces prison time for continuing to run a gambling racket while informing for the government.
The 70-year-old Caporino, nicknamed "Petey Cap," will serve a seven-year prison term, most of it in isolation.
While running a Hoboken members-only social club, Caporino helped inform on numerous members of the Genovese crime family, though authorities say he was never a ranking member.
His information led to the convictions of 16 Genovese members and associates.
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