Definitely! But the same could be said for most Families..... LE kicked a lot of ass since mid-1980s forward, not only in NE, but NYC and across the country as well.

The chickens were gonna come home to roost regardless, but obviously a better boss, one with more "skills" could have held the borgata together much better I think. Ray Jr had neither the heart for it, not the talent and organizational abilities to make that happen.

I heard after he was paroled he left the life and went into real estate. Probably a smart move considering what has transpired since that time.

Patriarca should have stayed just a "soldier", or because of the respect of his father been made a "skipper" at best. He would have made his scratch and avoided a lot of heartache. But alas it was not to be.

I thought Nicky Bianco would have made a good boss. I'm surprised he fell so quickly too. I thought he had more on the ball than that.