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One of five New York mobsters believed to have smuggled their sperm out of a Pennsylvania prison to impregnate their wives has been indicted, along with his wife, on a charge of criminal conspiracy.

Kevin Granato, a convicted hit man for the Colombo crime family, came under suspicion four years ago after he was seen in the visitation room at the Allenwood Federal Prison showing off a toddler he called his child, even though he had been in jail since 1988.

A federal grand jury indicted Granato, 42, and his wife, Regina, on two counts of criminal conspiracy. Regina Granato is also charged with one count of providing a prohibited object–a cryogenic sperm kit–to an inmate.