Like everything else in government, law enforcement/justice is political--focused on what makes prosecutors, judges, police officials look good. As Selwyn Raab noted in "The Five Families": After Giuliani won the Commission case, US Attorneys around the country fell all over themselves prosecuting Mob hierarchy under RICO to earn their own share of glory. After 9/11, terrorists replaced Mob guys on their radar.

High profile Mobsters like Gotti, Wonder Boy, Skinny Joey, Scarfo, etc., attract their attention because putting them away makes the "justice" system look good. But, who does the Mob have now? A lot of of erudite posters on this board have difficulty identifying who's in charge of whom or what rackets in today's OC--why would law enforcement even try? And, all the formerly high profile Mob guys turned rat and are filling the blogs and airways with their "insider tales," keeping the public entertained. Not much left for law enforcement.

This isn't to say that individuals and families in OC aren't making money. They're just not high-profile enough for us to read about.


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