before the valachi hearings and applachin the mob was just a myth. but if those 2 things never happened how long do you think the mob would've been unknown for?
People on the street always knew that it was there. Listen to old Gov. Dewey tapes, what do you think he was talking about? Perhaps folks in New Mexico or Iowa weren't aware but then it wasn't touching them personally. And they don't read out there anyway.