Two top members of organized crime families were convicted Friday of extortion and conspiracy, but five other people, including the brother of reputed mob boss John Gotti, were acquitted of all counts in the bid-rigging case.
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An indictment unsealed in May 1990, charged the mobsters used a scheme of bid rigging, labor payoffs, threats and extortion to control the awarding of some $145 million in city Housing Authority window installation contracts.Venero "Benny Eggs" Mangano, a reputed consigliere - or adviser - in the Genovese crime family, and Benedetto "Benny" Aloi, an alleged consigliere in the Colombo family, were convicted of extortion conspiracy and extortion racketeering.