Originally Posted By: HuronSocialAthletic
Yeah, except they really didn't get raped by the feds like many of the other families did. The big busts were when the Carlisi & Infelice crews went away at the end of the 80s, those were the two big boy street crews & almost everybody went away. Stuff like Greylord & Gambat were organic & were bound to happen eventually. Family Secrets was by & large a joke though.


Greylord and Gambat took away their political power and control of judges. Corrupt government officials were essential to the rise and power of the mob.

Where they got hurt with Family secrets was Jimmy Marcello going away. He was the one guy who was aggressive and respected enough to reverse the decline