If the allegation were baseless, why won't he sue? He doesn't want to open that can of worms for some reason. Also, if you're not mobbed up, try to avoid saying some of the exact same things that every mobbed up person says, like "people think I'm mobbed up, but it's just not true". Oh, well hey.
"...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
