"But like a lot of businesses, the mob found that when the economy goes bad, profits shrink and eventually even disappear. The region's declining population, the loss of thousands of factory jobs with weekly incomes and convenient locales for betting played a major role in the decline of the Buffalo Mafia. The customer base evaporated, and mob leaders weren't wise enough -- or strong enough -- to find other sources of income to fill the void."


This is the most broad, sweeping, generalizing statement in the world.

Especially when the FBI touts how the modern day Mafia has evolved, found new rackets, adapted, and proved their resilience. Give me a break.

Now your "hard" evidence is looking hollow. Reminds me in 98 when Coppola says that the Buffalo mob is penniless. What a joke.