Gotti, 5 others indicted on racketeering, murder conspiracy charges

(CNN) - John "Junior" Gotti, son of the late Gambino family mob boss John Gotti, was arrested in New York Tuesday and faces a number of federal charges including racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking, authorities said.

Gotti was among six people indicted by a Florida grand jury, said Robert O'Neill, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida. The indictments were unsealed Tuesday with the arrest of five defendants including Gotti, he said. Negotiations were underway for the surrender of the sixth person named in the indictment, O'Neill said.

All six suspects were charged under the federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, a law used to target organized crime groups - in this case, the Gambino Crime Family (GCF).