A lot of Italian immigrants worked hard and didn't want that lifestyle for their children.

Sammy Gravano's father couldn't stop him going down that path, though.

There was nothing stopping these guys from making an honest living.

They just wanted an easy fix. They looked at guys who worked blue collar jobs as saps, and potential marks.

And they wreaked havoc on their enclaves with extortion rackets, protection rackets, union infiltration, predatory lending etc.

Michael Scotto was pretty intelligent. He went to college. His daughter is a news anchor.