▁reported ly ▁operated ▁the ▁largest ▁numbers ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁operation ▁alleg edly ▁employed ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁gross ed ▁over ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁million ▁a ▁year . ▁Napoli ▁apparently ▁ran ▁this ▁huge ▁operation ▁from ▁a ▁l oun ge ▁in ▁the ▁Green point ▁section ▁of ▁Brook lyn . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Napoli ▁was ▁conv icted ▁for ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁federal ▁prison . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Napoli ▁was ▁ind icted ▁on ▁murder ▁consp i racy ▁charges . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁t aped ▁by ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁( F BI ) ▁agents ▁as ▁he ▁discussed ▁the ▁attempted ▁mur ders ▁of ▁G amb ino ▁crime ▁family ▁b oss ▁John ▁Gott i , ▁Gene ▁Gott i ▁and ▁mob ▁associate ▁Ir win ▁Schiff . ▁▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Napoli ▁died ▁of ▁natural ▁causes ▁in ▁the ▁K ips ▁Bay ▁section ▁of ▁Manh attan . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁St . ▁John ▁C emetery , ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁mob sters ▁of ▁Italian ▁descent ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁C emetery ▁( Que ens ) ▁Category : Gen ov ese ▁crime ▁family <0x0A> </s> ▁Konst ant yn