The crook, the smuggled sperm, his wife and their daughter

THE parents of a three-year-old New York girl conceived while her mobster father was in jail have been indicted for their part in smuggling his sperm out of prison.

A federal grand jury in Pennsylvania charged mafia hitman Kevin Granato and his wife Regina with joint conspiracy, and also levelled bribery charges against the mobster.

For three years, the Granatos conspired with each other and more than one prison employee to sneak food, toiletries and cryogenic sperm kits to Kevin Granato, who's serving more than 20 years at Allenwood Federal Penitentiary for his role as a Colombo crime family hit man.