Some sources erroneously refer to Roy DeMeo as a capo. I heard a few commentaries making this statement. Mostly cause he had the support of what I like to call and "Associate crew" Rosenberg ands several others were never made fromt eh DeMeo crew. But after hearing DeMeo as a captain one might assume his associates were inf act made. Which was definitely not the case. DeMeo basically had to beg for his button in the firstplace. That's all I can say about that.
Anyways, if we can get back on topic. On an interesting note I found yet another person trying to edit the K&A wiki page. Some interesting tidbits. This is Basically what they came to say.
Area's of Influence
Traditionally based and strongest roots tied in the greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. (Port Richmond, Fishtown and Northeast Philadelphia particularly)
Operations in Baltimore and New York
Has business in Miami to Montreal to Northern Ireland.
Numbers
More than 75 members. Hundreds of assumed associates and associations.
Activities
Started off as a burglary ring. Operations were expanded into loan sharking (known as shylocking in Irish neighborhoods), prostitution, illegal slot machines and lotteries, unregistered off-track racing casinos, gaming casinos, prostitution, numbers running and international arms smuggling (to Irish Republican Army). A dissident wing of K&A wishing to deal narcotics did so and was later referred to as the "Narco Wing" mainly trafficking in Meth
Mafia Ties
Initially loyal to the Gambino family. This changed when Angelo Bruno (a close friend of Edward Harding) was killed and later a more diplomatic Gambino boss Paul Castellano who had made a famous agreement with the Westies at Tommasso's restaraunt at Harding's bequest was murdered by a renegade Gambino crew that was equally addicted to using and selling narcotics in violation of the Gambino family rules.
During Conflicts that followed the death of Bruno, the gang split into factions. The Philadelphia Inquirer coined the methamphetamine dealing dissident section of the gang the "narco wing." Harding incorporated a non-profit Fenian Brothers of Independence Organization which earned the more reserved and politically involved faction the nickname "Irish Republican Brotherhood." The IRB went on to realign themselves with the Genovesse family under then boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante.
Irish factions and mobsters are notorious for limiting interaction with others and therefore only worked in a limited capacity with non-members.
Just to be clear I did not write this. I'm merely reporting it. I did however, do spelling fixes, and rearranged grammar and other things to make the info more presentable. Sure, if you were truly interested you can goto wikipedia and see the edit. It was made by a unique IP adress (which is something I first check to see if it's the work of one person saying the same shit)
Basically I'm going to take a no comment at this point. Dunno what to make of it. Seems to be a compact rehash of old information with some new insight into the -story- of Ed Harding and the IRB group. WHich Shundler has proudly advertised publically.
As for membership and extent of influence this guy claims, I'm starting to wonder if this is a legitimate Irish-American organized crime group or perhaps something more politically motivated. Like some kind of North American branch of the larger Irish Republican political movement, and is therefore mis identified (As most paramilitary groups do engage in criminally minded funding means).
K&A clearly did start out as a burglary ring in the 60s but by the end of John Berkery's reign and the 1980's Meth trafficking busts, everything becomes hazy. So it's possible what now remains could be connected to the Irish Republican movement.
