You've got a point Nickle. But whatever the case, the article does not believe the Todaro family is a Mafia entity anymore. That is open to SOME interpretation. It's not definitive proof, but it certainly throws a wrench into the claim that this recent bust "proves" that the Todaro crime family is still active AND that the Violis are Todaro family members.
Because the Violis, by all accounts, are part of the Calabrian OC, and also attended a Bonanno family induction ceremony. There is simply no viable evidence that the Violis are Todaro syndicate members, and it seems more and more evidence is coming out that suggests they are not.
What we know is that the Violi’s are OC probably members if not leading the Luppino Family that had strong ties to and was crew of the Buffalo Crime Family that is still a family but not LCN... And if you look at the base of operation on the map, it is the Buffalo Metropolitan area. I think this lends some credibility to the theory that power in Buffalo shifted to their Canadian faction so much that Buffalo is ran by Calibrians, but since they can’t prove Violi’s (who have international ties to Calabria) were made in either Buffalo or Luppino Family this is a Crime Syndicate. Could be wrong.
