by B. » Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:10 am
That NYPD chart had a number of mistakes but visually is very impressive. Some of the mistakes make sense from an outsider POV (i.e. NYPD, who didn't have the inside sources the FBI had), where they relied more on association and proximity (neighborhood) to fill in details. Joe Scopo for example frequently hung out with the Bergin crew and was loansharking partners with Gene Gotti. His son appears to be a current Gambino soldier today. Other mistakes are likely from similar associations.
It's also a good example of why we can't completely trust early sources that lump guys together based solely on association / proximity. If the NYPD in the 1980s was capable of making some of these mistakes, you can imagine what a mess the pre-1960s were.
That NYPD chart had a number of mistakes but visually is very impressive. Some of the mistakes make sense from an outsider POV (i.e. NYPD, who didn't have the inside sources the FBI had), where they relied more on association and proximity (neighborhood) to fill in details. Joe Scopo for example frequently hung out with the Bergin crew and was loansharking partners with Gene Gotti. His son appears to be a current Gambino soldier today. Other mistakes are likely from similar associations.
It's also a good example of why we can't completely trust early sources that lump guys together based solely on association / proximity. If the NYPD in the 1980s was capable of making some of these mistakes, you can imagine what a mess the pre-1960s were.