Originally Posted By: Binnie_Coll
mulberry, just reading {the five families, by raab} raab goes into the commission case in detail, guiliani build the case from the sources you mentioned, also he used bonnanos description of a commission from his book man of honor, a lot went into that case, and you are correct in stating that "no one person was responsible for the case" it was the first rico case, and the beginning of the end for the families.

It might have been the first big RICO case but it wasn't the first one ever for the mob. There was a RICO case in Philly in 1981 most of the defendants wound up being killed so it didn't really matter much I think the only guys who actually went to prison over it were Chickie Ciancaglini and Harry Riccobene.