Pittsburgh's influence spanned over all Western PA, NE Ohio, Jamestown, NY, the panhandle of WV as well as Erie, PA. That's 4 states...that's a huge territory.
As far as their influence now, it is gone compared to where it was because there is no family any longer. Case in point, the most recent gambling bust in Pittsburgh that included Rodney Iannelli and Kirk Mollica, both sons of "high ranking" associates Bobby I and Primo Mollica, never would have happened if LCN was still in tact in Pittsburgh. The ring leader, Ronald "Porky" Melocchi would have been paid a visit by one of Sonny's guys and they never would have accumulated that kind of business if the boys were still running things.
Jeff Risha was one of the guys rounded up in the Porky Mellochi gambling bust,so he may have been arranging for a taste to get back to Sonny.They just sentenced Dan Carr to probation and a couple hundred buck fine.Carr was a councilman,and later ran a small business that used Porky's machines. I'm sure we all know how the rest of the plea bargains are going to go in this case.
Nothing changes but the faces.
