I wonder how common this is in New York. I'll bet that quite a few waste management guys get popped without the right plates or licenses for commercial work.Apparently,the real crime is having the wrong last name.
It's fairly common. I could post a fairly long list of mob-tied companies banned by the New York Business Integrity Commission just over the past decade. Every so often they will release a press release of other companies who have been denied an operating license. Of course, this doesn't totally stop the mob from being involved in the industries it oversees - waste hauling, food wholesaling, etc.
