Originally Posted by majicrat
What's to stop a group of Italians (for this discussion lets say in Cleveland) to organize and call themselves a family. They select a Boss, name the family after him, Underboss and so on. They hold a ceremony, burn a saint and make a dozen guys. Now they say we're the so and so family of Cleveland. They start making money, running rackets. What's to stop them? I say nothing.


I think if they stayed in their lane, that is don't try taking any business from a connected guy and keep out of areas with a mob presence, they would be fine.