81.   Prosecutors also allege Kaplan made protection payments to the Gambino crime family.

82.   Prosecutors say the place is controlled by the Genovese crime family.

83.   Prosecutors have repeatedly said that he is an associate of the Gambino crime family and a distant relative of Carlo Gambino, the late crime boss.

84.   Prosecutors said they had tapes showing a coherent Vincent Gigante using his son as a conduit to the crime family.

85.   Prosecutors said the scheme involved an unusual degree of coordination among figures in the two crime families and corrupt brokers.

86.   Prosecutors said Gotti led the Gambino crime family, which, they contend, his father controls from prison.

87.   Reputed senior members of the Gambino and Genovese crime families were also among those charged in the cases announced Tuesday.

88.   Scarfo has been awaiting trial on charges of running gambling and loan-sharking operations for the Gambino crime family.

89.   Shortly after Kaplan left the courtroom, DiLeonardo, alleged to be a top captain in the Gambino crime family, entered and pleaded not guilty.

90.   Sicignano was important because he could shore up testimony from violent gangsters who had testified previously that Kaplan was allied with the Gambino crime family, Schroder said.