And don't forget that the anti-terrorism squad has taken a good deal of OC agents and reassigned them. So they're not likely to put much effort into prosecuting a glorified gang in the midwest.
While I'm not saying you're one of them, this is an explanation that is often used by those who try to overrate certain families. And I tell them the same thing every time. After 9/11, there was a widespread shakeup in the FBI as far as investigational priorities go. And that includes New York.
In the 1980's and 1990's there were about 350 FBI agents, plus 100 or so NYPD detectives, working full or part time on Mafia cases in New York. Many of them were temporarilly or permanently reassigned to anti-terrorism units after the 9/11 attacks. By 2005 that 450 figure had been reduced by roughly two-thirds. Now, there are only about 50 FBI agents currently on the five family squads. 12 for the Genovese family, plus several NYPD detectives. 12 for the Gambinos. And under 10 each for the Lucchese, Colombo, and Bonnano families.
So even in New York, where about 70% of the remaining mob membership is, they have been downgraded as a priority. Nevertheless, there has continued to be ongoing mob cases up to the present. The same can be said for families in New England, New Jersey, and Philadelphia; though obviously to a much smaller degree. So one can't really make the excuse that families in Chicago and Detroit are all but left alone by the feds now because they have other priorities and that's why there are less indictments.
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