Originally Posted by Mafia101
Originally Posted by Iceveins
Organized crime in The US honestly doesn't exist anymore. What we are seeing now are simply crews of crooks with little power and influence trying to hold on to dreams of old.

Businesses won't be shaken down by these guys anymore, they can't kill anyone and get away with it anymore, labor unions and construction are not going to kick back anything to a crew of nobodies who can't intimidate like they once did.

RICO, technology and the snitch culture makes it nearly impossible for a criminal organization to operate long enough to become a force to be reckoned with.



Lol what?? You realize there was just a massive construction kickback scheme that funneled hundreds of thousands to mobsters just last week lol outside of bookmaking and loansharking construction is probably the biggest money maker for them still and they're rooted deeply in the industry. Business extortions are still a popular racket too.
I read about that and it's a totally different construction scheme than the mob used to run. They were basically using their own inside guys to steer subcontractors to their moles and then taking a kickback on top of it, which is not even extortion as much as it is an inside scam. It wasn't "You HAVE to do this or else", it was "Let's make them think our guys are their best option." That type of scheme happens every day in construction circles all over the The US but as the mob tends to do, they overdid it, got greedy and got caught.

Last edited by Iceveins; 01/26/23 05:15 PM.