Originally Posted By: IvyLeague
Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
This is typical misinformation from the Feds. They put out a press release stating that they're down to one or two squads so the families get lulled into a false sense of security and make a few stupid moves. Then they shut them down and look like heroes for doing it with "less" manpower. The ploy is so transparent it's laughable.


It's not misinformation at all. The ongoing decline in the law enforcement manpower dedicated to going after the NY mob is well documented.

2001 - the FBI temporarily or permanently reassigns over 75% of it's agents investigating the LCN to anti-terrorism units.

2005 - a report was released on the "External Effects of the FBI's Reprioritization Efforts" following the September 2001 attacks. From 2000 to 2004, the total number of field agents investigating the LCN in the U.S. was reduced from 437 to 261 (40% decline). Also, new case openings were reduced from 233 in 2000 to 90 in 2004 (61% decline). The current total of FBI agents investigating the LCN in New York is approximately 150, down from 350 agents (as well as about 100 NYPD detectives) in the 1980's and 1990's.

2009 - the FBI manpower investigating the LCN in New York is now under 50 agents; with the Lucchese, Colombo, and Bonanno squads each having under 10 agents, the Gambino squad having 12 agents, and the Genovese squad having 12 agents and some NYPD detectives.

2011 - with 45 agents investigating the LCN in New York, the FBI streamlines it's LCN squads in New York to 3: combining the Colombo and Bonanno squads together, the Gambino and Lucchese squads together, and leaving a third squad for the Genovese.

2013 - the FBI further reduces it's manpower investigating the LCN in New York, now only having 2 squads: the C-5 squad investigating the Genovese, Colombo, and Bonannos and the C-16 squad investigating the Gambinos and Luccheses; with a combined total of 25-35 agents.

This ongoing decline in manpower devoted to the New York Mafia was a main point in Selwyn Raab's book Five Families. And several ex-law enforcement agents have expressed concern about this.



So let me see if I understand...It's not that the FBI puts out misinformastion(Even though they have been to court 5 times in the past 15 years for the right to do so)
It is that a lack of manpower causes them to get things wrong?

For example...When they first claimed Rockford was extinct, then claimed that there was a boss of this extict Family, then said that boss of this extinct family died, than claimed that same Boss was really not the boss of Rockford after all, but an outfit associate, then declared the Rockford family extinct again, then announced the extinct family had a new boss...that was just due to a lack of manpower and thats why they contradicted themselved 5 times..is that about right?

Honestly..was your dad an FBI agent?

Last edited by TheArm; 02/21/14 04:38 PM.
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