i am not saying they should not have spent money trying to get them but the amount of money in two trials they spent a complete waste of time


(also the "union" stuff in philly died 30 years ago it is a bookmaking operation now most groups in philly have alot more power )

On the surface, some of the recent mob trials may have come across as a waste of money but they still go after the mob for one, simple reason: under no circumstances do they want them regaining the same type of power that they had prior to the eighties, when the government really started putting the pressure on. As soon as they show signs of slacking off, the mob rebuilds its power. Because of attrition, it may not necessarily be as an exclusively Italian/Sicilian entity like in the "old days", but its potential for resurrection would still be high if government pressure significantly slackened.

It would be a larger waste of money to go after violent, loosely organized street gangs, where putting one away simply leads to three taking their place. They are a largely localized element of the criminal society that never had near the stranglehold on certain aspects of the national economy that the mob did in its heyday and preventing that from ever occurring again is high on their priority list. Of course, some simple old-timer gamblers may get swept up with the bigger fish, but its simply guilt by association in those cases, as sad as it is to say.

you are the ignorant one. There are worse things going on they need to pursue. You would not know that though

It's not like Scotland or wherever you live. People walk around philly like zombies all hooked on drugs. People get killed every day. Black on black crime is astronomical. Insurance fraud and identity theft makes everything expensive. I don't want my tax dollars paying for the Feds to bust gamblers and protect loan shark "victims". Pull your head out of your ass it is 2015

What do black people have to do with anything? People of every ethnicity deal drugs and it's pretty naive to pretend the mafia haven't and don't.

Insurance fraud and identity theft? You mean the very same lucrative cyber crime Scarfo, Pelullo and LoCascio engaged in?

Loansharking and extortion are serious crimes. It doesn't matter what segment of society they are targeting.

scarfo and locasico were both new york we are talking philly

therr is alot more violent groups than the mob in philly put it like that esp in todays mob

gambling is there biggest racket and there is nothing wrong with that. Drus they deal low scale nothing really.

Loansharking is not practical and is wrong but its hard for alot of people to get loans else where and is much differance banks take peoples homes mob you end up with a beating both just as bad as each other


extoration? of what other crimanls


the philly mob cant be compared to the more violent groups in todays mob 30 years ago yes but now




accept it the philly mob is dying really thats my opinion its 2015 people

I can't believe this is even an issue. Local, state, and federal law enforcement investigates and prosecutes both the LCN and other OC groups in Philadelphia. It's not like they're ignoring everyone else and blowing all their time, money, and manpower on the mob. The mob is still committing crimes up to and including murder. They deserve to be put away like the rest of the crooks.