PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The acting head of the New England Mafia was sentenced on Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in prison for shaking down local strip clubs for protection money.

Anthony L. DiNunzio, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy in September under a plea agreement in U.S. District Court in Providence. The sentence was the maximum amount of time recommended by prosecutors under the plea deal.