More than 100 suspected members and associates of seven Mafia families were arrested Thursday in what the FBI described as the biggest organized crime round-up in New York history. Significant leaders of the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno and Colombo families and also the DeCavalcante of New Jersey were among those arrested.The reputed head of New England's Patriarca crime family, Luigi Manocchio, was also arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.A newly unsealed indictment accuses Manocchio of collecting protection payments from owners of strip clubs. Also arrested was Thomas Iafrate, who worked as a bookkeeper for Providence strip clubs. Prosecutors allege he set aside money for Manocchio.

Iafrate was expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Providence later on Thursday. The U.S. Attorney's office would not say if there were other Rhode Island arrests. "Early this morning FBI agents along with our law enforcement partners began arresting over 100 organized crime members for various criminal charges," said Diego Rodriguez, the FBI's special agent in charge in New York.

I think that was great on the FBI's part. Now there won't be as high of a crime rate in that area. There will be more closing of strip clubs. The people of New York won't have to deal with there families worrying about violence as much.