Definitely a trend here...



1980's & 1990's - 350 FBI agents and approximately 100 NYPD detectives investigating the LCN in New York.

2001 - After 9/11, 75% of FBI agents in New York investigating the LCN reassigned either temporarily or permanently to counter-terrorism units.

2005 - total number of FBI agents investigating the LCN in New York down to 150.

2009 - The FBI in New York further downsizes it's manpower investigating the LCN, with the Lucchese, Colombo, and Bonanno families having under 10 agents each, the Gambino family 12 agents, and the Genovese family 12 agents and a handful of NYPD detectives.

2011 - the FBI combines it's five squads investigating the LCN in New York to 3 squads - one for the Gambino and Luccheses, one for the Colombos and Bonannos, and one for the Genovese - with a total of 45 agents.

2013 - the FBI further combines it's squads and reduces it's manpower investigating the New York LCN - one squad for the Genovese, Colombo, and Bonanno families and one squad for the Gambino and Lucchese families - with under 30 total agents.