Byline: MATT SMITH Associated Press
ALBANY -- A reputed Gambino crime family captain who cruised around Queens in a high-priced Cadillac has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 in welfare benefits, authorities said.
Ronald Trucchio, 52, was charged Thursday with felony second- and third-degree grand larceny, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Friday.
Trucchio's arrest came a day after he was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison for heading a sports gambling ring that Queens prosecutors said took in $30 million per year.
The larceny charges against Trucchio Thursday grew out of the gambling inquiry, authorities said. …
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