One has to realize that by spreading and branching out brings tremendous heat from the FBI. The Gambinos had crews as early as 2008 in California, Denver, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, and in Italy. When the Feds realized this they launched operation "Old Bridge," and took down 80+ Mafia members and associates. Now some guys were nailed earlier in California and Denver where they had some guys running high stakes card games, drugs, and loansharking. But when the Feds realized the Gambinos still had tenticles like that they swooped in hard.
i see your point but regardless there will be fbi heat and with the dissolution/consolidation of other families that will undoubtedly bring more heat on the families that are left standing (NY)
Tommy Shots: They want me running the family, don't they know I have a young wife? Sal Vitale: (laughs) Tommy, jump in, the water's fine.
