Also Oscar, why do you believe that Lenny was given such a good deal by the FBI when he decided to cooperate?
To the best of my knowledge, he didn't really do much or help them dismantle things in Pittsburgh. They were already out on the way out after the Chucky Porter trial, and Genovese was never indicted or convicted. What did the feds get out of flipping him?
The FBI wanted the corrupt politicians and elected officials...and Strollo gave them up on a silver platter. Sheriff Phil Chance, Campbell, OH Police Chief Charles Xenakis, Campbell, OH law director Michael Rich, Mahoning County Engineer William Fergus, Prosecutor Jimmy Philomena, Sheriff Deputy Michael Terlecky, Judge Martin Emrich, Judge Andrew Polivischak, Congressman Jim Traficant and his Chief Aide, Charlie O'Nesti, Mahoning County Sanitary Director Ed Flask, former invesitgator for the DA's office Russell Saadey, prominent contractors and businessmen Dave Sugar and Jim Sabatine etc. This case for the FBI was what they were trying to do for almost 75 years...and that was to rid Mahoning County of the mob stranglehold that it was under for almost a century.
In regards to Pittsburgh, Strollo gave up Sonny Ciancutti's illegal gambling operation that netted $500k per week. Ciancutti was busted in 2000. By that time, Strollo and Ciancutti were the most active members of the family that provided a boatload of money to boss Michael Genovese. Keep in mind that Chucky Porter got the ball rolling on Youngstown and had Henry "Zebo" Zottola not passed away from cancer in 1998, he was going down as well. Porter was giving the Feds info for 8 years...and everything he told them was like money in the bank.
http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/19990221strollo7.asphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20001026&id=Z-dRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bW8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5441,5026033&hl=en
http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20001202porter2.asp
