The recent round of federal indictments in a nationwide gambling ring involving NBA figures and reputed mob members is a fresh sign that Italian organized crime in NYC and on Long Island — despite years of prosecutions and deaths of key leaders — has made a comeback, law enforcement and crime experts said. The FBI, NYPD and federal prosecutors, along with other agencies, announced the indictment of 31 people, including big-name NBA figures and reputed mobsters and associates from Long Island and NYC, and others on charges they took part in card cheating games that bilked unwary players out of an estimated $7 million. The defendants relied on modern electronic card shuffling machines and special X-ray tables to find out what cards the players held and ensure that they lost, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District said. Read more on the mob’s comeback on Long Island at the link in bio. - #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork #suffolkcountyny #suffolkcounty #police #abus...