Don't know what's going on with the mob in any cities.My interest is just the history of its beginnings
But I think you are right about the different mobs being merely gangs.I think to be more than a street gang that the mob has to have politicians and police on their side,if they want real power
The mob today in smaller cities is sort of like that gang that is portrayed in the movie starring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken titled At Close Range. Great film btw.
