INQUIRER: FBI agents fanned out across the area this morning, arresting alleged Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and 10 reputed associates on charges of racketeering, gambling, extortion and loan sharking. The arrests and charges against two others already in custody capped a 5-year investigation targeting Ligambi and his organization. The gambling charges contained in a 50-count indictment unsealed today center around a sports gambling and illegal video poker machines. No actual violence is alleged. MORE
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