And it's not even a Family anymore. Its just a crew.

Never stated that Philly is the new Genovese.
But, compared to the hellish days in the '90s and early '00s, Uncle Joe did manage to bring some order (and cash) back.
He also made quite a few guys. Ivy listed them somewhere in the forum. 20 or so active made guys is pretty good for today's Brunos.

Ligambi's way of doing business (the low-key, quite style) did make an impact on many.

And no. It's a family. Small indeed, but a family.

If the Philly Mob is still a small but powerful family , why is Lou Monacello living out in the open at Jersey Shore.

Yeah and the stuff its doing, poker machines and a bit of loan sharking its low level stuff.

Well gambling and loansharking is the most consistent source of income for every family, big or small.

I'm quite surprised at your responds guys. Many threads have covered both issues:

1. There are hundreads of known rats that are living out quitely, even those who were members of more powerful, wealthier and larger families.
It's not a priority. There is money to be made and "things" to be re-organized after the indictments.
And he's gotta be watched 24/7.

2. If the indictment covers just those two things it doesn't mean that the whole organization is involved just in that.
AND since when gambling\shylocking is low level? Just because it doesn't sound as fancy as "labor racketeering" it doesn't mean that you can't make tons of money.

Loan sharking and gambling have been the backbone of the LCN all these years. They know that it's a secure income...there's always going to be. So they can invest that money in other stuff
and God forbid some actions get stopped, you now that you can rely on that money monthly.

thank you...

Whats the line on RD? "Philly is a glorified crew of bookmakers".

FWIW, the FBI call it "viable". As low-end as they may be these days (without any "no-shows" or union hooks to speak of, it all seems to be the books, the sharking, the joker poker and a little drug related stuff here and there); there's more Philly guys in jail then some places have active guys. Whether all those guys get back into things when they get out is anyone's guess, but there's still enough guys to keep things going for a while yet.

Loan sharking is a million dollar industry. They aren't going to let it die because someone got busted. There's usually someone in his place before sun up. I miss the days when you could just walk into a bar and ask for money when you were in a tight spot. Now it's even harder to go to a loan shark.