With feds increasingly focused on terrorism and cartels, there could be an increase in traditional racketeering. The 5 families don't even have separate FBI divisions assigned to them anymore, do they? Isn't there only one NY organized crime unit now? East coast cities that still have active mobsters may see an increase in their power. Regions out west that have been dormant for years regarding traditional Italian/Jewish syndicate activity could see a rise in organized crime from other ethnic groups, notably Asians and Russians.


"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea