As I have been explaining on these threads talking about "dead familes", the power and even existance of family structures ebs and flows.
I can recall in the 90s the FBI and media declaring the Gambino family dead, The Buffalo media on one hand claims the Arm is all but dead, and then in the same paper reports their activity.
Any given time in an LCNs history is a snapshop.For every indictment, conviction or death there are in most places, guys who have been waiting for their turn and oppertunity.