Originally Posted By: CabriniGreen
I was trying to make this same point in another thread,its not the number of guys or whattever, but what are they involved in, and Im sorry but this is mega-bullshit stuff for a near 100 year old organization, no? I was just saying any mob guy still making book out of a damn restaurant or whatever,street level loans and extortions, at risk for a rico, forfitures, no way this shit is worth it. AND JESUS CHRIST, BRONX, YOU GIVE ME IDEAS, LOL. That sounds like great business, lol


The crimes listed in this indictment - gambling, loansharking, and extortion - remain the bread and butter for all the families. And that includes Chicago. They all know the risk and accept it as a cost of doing business. We may not think it's worth the risk but that's irrelevant.


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