Travelers check heist tied to Mafia rings indicted
Federal grand jury handed up a sealed indictment charging five men in a Kennedy Airport travelers checks theft totaling about 407000. Vincente Potenza Luchese underworld figure Maurice Savino Columbo mob figures named. Arrests followed months after the disappearance. Panarello found shot near Monticello, reportedly aiding the probe. Checks valued 10 to 500 dollars moved through Potenza and Mario Spagnuola to Lucchese and Columbo families at 25 to 50 cents on the dollar.
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