11.   Merlino, a reputed mob boss, faces life imprisonment if convicted in the gangland slayings of William Veasey, Joseph Sodano and Anthony Turra.

12.   Reputed Rhode Island mob associate Robert DeLuca on Wednesday pleaded guilty to gambling and extortion charges.

13.   Reputed Russian mob leader criticizes FBI, American politicians.

14.   The police were being investigated for alleged links to reputed mob boss Mehmet Hadi Ozcan, the interior ministry said.

15.   The reputed mob boss has survived at least a half-dozen assassination attempts, according to court testimony.

16.   A Brooklyn jury Monday convicted reputed Russian mob boss Vyacheslav Ivankov and three others yesterday of taking part in a multi-million dollar extortion conspiracy.