Doesnt matter if Gotti would have stayed in the shadows or "ducked" the spotlight, regardless the govt had the mob's number and they were gunning for all these guys and it was just a matter of time before they got busted. It's ridiculous to pinpoint to one specific guy IMO.
I dont think one specific mobster broke the mob's back, if anything I would say RICO broke the mob's back. The mob isn't necessarily broken per-se, its just a shadow of its former self (reduced influence) but it is still around.
I'd say that's kinda hard to say unless you see where an investigation startss and the legs of it .. look at how Massino Fell...Paper Tigers
Forensic accounting, it's brutal.