The FBI and federal prosecutors have assembled such a damning case against the Colombo crime family, there’s been a mob scene of wiseguys looking to plead guilty.
Of the 41 Colombos arrested in January during the biggest single-day Mafia roundup in New York history, nearly 25 percent already have admitted their guilt — including two capos.
That percentage is expected to grow significantly in coming weeks, sources said.
The wiseguys are taking advantage of a significant “global plea” incentive offered by Brooklyn federal prosecutors — admit your guilt and get nearly a year knocked off your prison sentence.
“It has a mutual benefit,” said Vincent Romano, a defense attorney who represents four Colombos in the case.
In return, the courts don’t get bogged down with a massive and prohibitively expensive mob trial, Romano said.