Feds bust alleged Mafia gambling operations posing as shoe repair, coffee shop Tuesday, August 16 by ABC News(MERRICK, N.Y.) -- Sal's Shoe Repair in Merrick, New York, was doing more than fixing heels and worn soles.The Genovese organized crime family operated an illegal gambling operation out of the shop, generating "substantial revenue," which was then laundered through cash transfers, federal prosecutors... Read More.