Officials: Mob underboss' body found in E. Farmingdale

Federal prosecutors say that the body pulled from a suspected mob graveyard in East Farmingdale is that of a former underboss for the Colombo crime family.Officials say the body belongs to William "Wild

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Oct 8, 2008, 1:02 PM

Updated 6,112 days ago

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Federal prosecutors say that the body pulled from a suspected mob graveyard in East Farmingdale is that of a former underboss for the Colombo crime family.Officials say the body belongs to William "Wild Bill" Cutolo. According to officials, it is believed Cutolo was killed during a struggle for control of the organized crime family in the 1990s. FBI agents discovered the body Monday. Agents began searching three separate spots last week after being told by an informant that bodies were buried at an industrial park in East Farmingdale.Investigators are still trying to find 2 other bodies. Body found at suspected mob graveyardSearchfor bodies to resume at site in E. Farmingdale Investigators continue to dig mob burial grounds FBI continues probe at Farmingdale industrial park FBI descends on Farmingdale for 'evidence search'