@Spartan, In America I agree. They are simply not nearly as powerful and wealthy as they once were. I don’t think the bosses from the 40-50s era and maybe prior would have predicted that the American mafia would fall so badly. Some of the early dons like Costello actually wanted to go legit eventually(Like Michael Corleone in Godfather 3). Money is still being made but I do believe it is true when authorities say that the days when the American Mafia truly ruled with an iron first are gone. In Italy, it appears to be the opposite. All 3 major OC groups are still reaping benefits of the drug trade among other rackets. The power and wealth of the ndrangheta is no longer a secret with all of the reported drug and asset seizures.