The FBI is still chasing other remaining LCN families around and we're seeing ongoing indictments in other cities. And if the FBI in Detroit doesn't want to do it, there's also local law enforcement. Cases, especially over the long term, reflect the level of activity. And we haven't seen much of either in Detroit in recent years.
I agree, but local LE hasn't done much to crack down on booking either over here. And when they have, it was usually for very large-scale operations. And the case that wasn't so big (under a couple hundred thousand) was a dirty cop in Flat Rock, IIRC, and he was pinched because his superiors heard him talking about it. The idiot was even collecting debts from his police cruiser.
The cities that used to vigorously crackdown on gambling -- Roseville, Warren, and the Shores -- aren't doing so much of it, considering the whole area (which used to be working middle-class) isn't really the same. Meaning, there's a LOT more crime. And with the housing market in the toilet, all those houses became affordable for Detroit trash to come up and buy.
Again, the lack of cases also corresponds to how much money many of these guys are bringing in -- not much at all.
As for yesteryear, below is a list of Detroit LCN cases (both state and federal) between 1990 and 2000. Cases have always been rare, and you'll note that it was mostly the top-earners of the family who repeatedly got arrested during this timeframe:
1991 - Jackie "The Kid" Giac, Antonio Foglia, Allen Hilf, and several others were indicted on multiple RICO violations and were convicted of running an illegal gambling business and interstate travel in aid of racketeering.
1992 - Vito Giac and Jackie "The Kid" Giac were indicted and convicted of multiple counts of felony tax evasion, aiding and abetting, and conspiracy.
Frankie "The Bomb" Bommarito was charged and convicted of felony false pretenses in Macomb County, and was sentenced to six months in MCJ. Apparently, the case originated from an automobile scam.
Carlo Bommarito was arrested on multiple counts of armed robbery and felony firearm violations in Oakland County. He was later acquitted on the vast majority of the charges, and was sentenced to time-served on the firearm conviction.
Jack Lucido and several others were indicted on multiple RICO counts for running an illegal gambling business, money laundering, and aiding and abetting from a bookmaking operation in Oakland County.
1993 - Salvatore "Mops" Tocco, Phillip Zerilli, Sebastian Lucido, Jack Lucido, Dominic "Big Dom" Vivio and several others were indicted and convicted of multiple counts of laundering of monetary instruments, structuring of financial transactions to evade reporting requirements, and conspiracy.
Isodoro "Teddy San Diego" Matranga, and several others, were indicted on several dozen counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, aiding and abetting and conspiracy in southern California.
Frankie "The Bomb" Bommarito and Carlo Bommarito were arrested and convicted on multiple counts of felony arson and MDOP. Frankie was acquitted, but Carlo pled guilty and was sentenced to probation and time-served (he had already served 9 months with a $125,000 bond over his head.)
1994 - Davey "Ace" Aceto was arrested in Roseville on multiple felonies for a bookmaking operation. He was sentenced to probation.
1995 - Nove Tocco and Paul Corrado were indicted on multiple felony firearm violations for detonating homemade bombs in furtherance of their extortionate/shake-down scheme (this case was directly related to the infamous "Gamtax" RICO trial a year later.)
Peter "Petey Boy" Messina, Joe Messina, Thomas Mackey, and several others were arrested in Roseville for conducting an illegal gambling operation and possession of police scanners.
1996 - Carlo Bommarito was indicted and convicted of conspiracy and theft of goods from an interstate shipment (a caterpillar).
The big Gamtax bust involving the entire hierarchy of the Family.
1998 - Peter "Petey Boy" Messina was indicted and convicted of wire fraud and aiding and abetting.
