First lets address the 800 pound gorilla in the room when it comes to the Russian mob; It’s actually the Russian Jewish/Lithuanian mob. Virtually the entire leadership of the Russian factions in the Midwest are Jewish/Lithuanian, or both. I have no reason to believe this is not the case everywhere.
The reason they have become a priority is simple, it is the nature of the rackets they trend to.
Gun running, Human trafficking, White slavery, International Prostitution Medicare, Medicaid and welfare fraud, Section 8 Fraud, Identity theft, Cyber crimes, “Dumping” or property of cities and counties, all orchestrated from 3 Continents meaning it is not just racketeering but international racketeering, meaning that agencies outside the US become involved.
uh huh and the LCN is actually the catholic mob, right?
lol.
besides which coming out of the Soviet era most Russians were probably a-religious or orthodox christians. I'm not saying there are no jews in the Russian mob - because there are, lots of them - but to insinuate that even a majority of them are jews is highly disingenuous.
