Bensonhurst Nicky takes the opinion of the Feds who in turn feed their info/opinion to the papers/investigative reporters. And yes the Feds are right about a lot of things, so I understand why he has a hard time questioning them. But he did admit to questioning their complete validity when he admitted his opinion that the Todaro Family arrests in Canada logically suggest that 2006 FBI chart was very likely wrong, because it did not contain any of the arrest names listed in the Canadian papers. Therefore, I can safely say the Buffalo Crime Family was very likely larger, more organized, and more powerful than the FBI gave credit in 2006. ( I think deep down Nicky realizes this too. He did admit it is more likely that the Violi’s were made in the Buffalo Family, than the family making more members after 2006. This means the Buffalo Family had at least 2 active crews in Canada (Papalia and Luppino). [That’s in addition to the Utica, Nothside/The Falls, and the Westside/Buffalo crews suggested by the capos on the chart.] If the FBI missed the Violi’s or whoever was on the list of Todaro Family arrests in Canada, who knows how many other soldiers they missed. After all Cosa Nostra is a secret organization.
Yes but, as I've recently discovered, we still have not seen the 2006 FBI chart, and it is not the one that was posted on Black Hand. So it's possible the Violis, at least one of them, was actually on that chart after all, or at least someone from those busts. Before select people on this forum berate me for having an opinion, I just have to add that I came to that conclusion based on the fact that the FBI has confirmed the family is dead, as in not making new members.
And Nickle, thanks for trying to write what I think "deep down," but I'd like Bensonhurst's own response to my comments please.
