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A Philadelphia city councilman described by the FBI as having “larceny in his heart” was indicted along with a reputed mobster on charges of trying to extort $1 million from a waterfront developer. In a second indictment, Councilman Leland Beloff was also accused of election fraud, including voting more than once, during the November, 1984, election, and with extorting use of a luxury apartment in exchange for his influence. Also charged in the extortion case was reputed mobster Nicholas (Nicky Crow) Caramandi and Beloff’s legislative aide, Robert Rego.
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