Very good article, thanks for the information!

Interesting that the Cardinella gang was the only one to be seriously dealt with by the law; most of the others were undisturbed or got some individual members sentenced for relatively non-serious crimes, while with the Cardinella gang it was different: hangings, life sentences etc.

In your opinion, was it because they lacked enough protection in politics and law enforcement or were they "sacrificed" because of being too violent and attracting too much attention?

Willie Marfeo to Henry Tameleo:

1) "You people want a loaf of bread and you throw the crumbs back. Well, fuck you. I ain't closing down."

2) "Get out of here, old man. Go tell Raymond to go shit in his hat. We're not giving you anything."