So you're M.O. is essentially: "I have an opinion that is not based on any conclusive evidence, and it's up to YOU to prove me wrong!"

He is talking about the US Attorney’s Office Eastern District (And associated FBI) that first reported members of the Todaro Crime Family were arrested in the Nov. Violi/Bonnano arrests in Canada. Here is the link: US Attorney Eastern District

Where is the "L.E. here conflicting with Canada"?

In Nov.. 2018 US Attorney Easter District (and FBI field office associate with them) contradicted what Buffalo Field Office told Herbeck in March 2018 article.

You mean 2017?

Yes, my bad...

What exactly contradicts from the two statements?

Cohen at Buffalo Field office in March 2017:


US Attorney Eastern District in November 2017:



I would say that is a significant contradiction being both statements were made in the same year.

This is from the article that YOU POSTED:

The 1960s may have been the peak of the Mafia influence in the Buffalo region. As many as 200 “made men” – officially sanctioned mob members – ran criminal operations in Buffalo and Niagara Falls during that decade, all answering to Magaddino, Coppola said.

Again, I took the article that you posted and said if they had 100 at one time (I gave it haircut of 1/2 however, you still say that I am exaggerating)
And they now have 30

They would be considered dead compared to their peak

I was making a point

You understand

See what I did not say is they have 30

I.E. in Bensonhurst today mafia activity is dead today compared to what it was
Dead meaning there used a social club every few blocks on major avenues

Now they are underground very few and far in between

I am not comparing Buffalo to Bensonhurst

I do not know how to break this down to you
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I am not the one who accused you of flaming

I was trying to help you out
I thought maybe you did not realize what you are doing

Maybe you are a young kid and as S.C. was saying you just dont know how to interact with adults

I was trying to point out what you were doing that caught the eye of the admin of this board.

Yes! That's exactly what I'm saying

There's no proof that it don't follow traditional lcn rules, and there's no reason for me to think that it has stopped doing as such

The important thing here is that the members of the Todaro crime family were arrested exclusively in Canada. Whereas Buffalo FBI Special Agent Adam Cohen was almost definitely talking about the city of Buffalo and surrounding areas. Unless whatever's going on in Canada is affecting organized crime in Buffalo, then the Buffalo Field Office shouldn't really be expected to know what's going on north of the border.
So it's not really a contradiction when you look at the context of the article, which is about the Mafia in WESTERN NEW YORK as opposed to the Todaro crime family's operations in other countries.


Fair enough. I thought you were inferencing that the Buffalo Mafia went from 100 made men to 30. That's my bad.



Notice how nobody is saying the Mafia in Bensonhurst is positively "dead?"


Not sure what you mean by "trying to help you out." And I'm not sure how your comment that I'm "maybe a young kid" is anything more than pointless, aggravating flaming.
What's the point of that last section of your post? Saying I'm maybe a little kid who doesn't know how to interact with adults. What a ridiculous, "flaming," passive-aggressive thing to say. Let's see if SC addresses this.

Sure will address this. First, I'm locking this thread. It has outlived its usefulness and remains only as a tinder box here on the GBB. And while I'm not blind to some unkind words to you, Nicky, I firmly believe you are at fault for them. You and your arrogant, crybaby way that brought those (unkind) words about. You are an extremely disruptive force here and are quickly becoming one on his way out. Just learn to get along with others whom you disagree. Personally I don't have think you can but I have hope for you.