I had a conversation on this site about the American mobsters vs the drug kingpins of America during the 70s/80s. It seemed like most people agreed that the top drug guys actually made a lot more money than the top mob guys, but the top mob guys had more power and lasted a little longer. But it sounds like Catena was maybe making drug kingpin type money.
I’m sure there are also other mobsters who also made money like this as well. Such as Gambino, Castellano, Costello, Lombardozzi, Galante, Conte, maybe Lucchese, and the list goes on.
