"semantics aside when people say organized crime they usually mean the mafia."
True to some degree but it never have been "exclusively" LCN. In present times and back then that wasn't the case, just LCN is always in the media spotlight. That goes for any criminal group that media tends to focus on extra.
Exactly how could anyone say a Mexican cartel is any less organized than the Columbo family for instance? Lol. I really think if a criminal group is organized it is an organized crime group. The Yakuza is the same. Sure this is a mafia website I agree. But still
