The arrests resulted from a sting operation in which investigators were aided by a stockbroker who had borrowed $100,000 from Mr. Malpeso, the alleged Colombo associate.

In later years, Franzese discussed techniques for mob murders with Gaetano "Guy" Fatato, a new Colombo associate.

Patriarca agreed and also inducted Bianco, then just a Colombo associate, as a made man in the Patriarca family.

Cutolo's son, vowing revenge, offered to wear a wire and pose as a prospective Colombo associate.

A Colombo associate sitting at the bar saw Gallo and immediately left to notify his superiors.

Soon afterwards, three armed Colombo associates stormed into the restaurant and shot and killed Gallo.

But first he had to play his part as Donnie Brasco, celebrating the holiday with "two Colombo associates and their girlfriends" as they "bounced around" to several bars.

But he made an unexpected breakthrough when a Colombo associate introduced him to a member of the Bonanno family.

Gioeli allegedly murdered Marasa because he was involved in the murder of another Colombo associate.

However, several Colombo associates were arrested yesterday afternoon in possessions of guns and walkie-talkies, and investigators said they were loyalists in one of the warring factions.