Whatever's left of the loansharking racket out west is probably controlled by Russians, although I'm betting it's a small piece of the pie compared to what the legitimate, sub prime loan industry has.


"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea