The feds and OC experts know. And the evidence over the past 20 years supports what they have said.NickleCity wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 6:11 amNotice I didn’t say Buffalo is active in this comment. I just pointed out that Fino, succinctly said it was. Given what Fino wrote Herbeck, it would have nice if Herbeck highlighted his change of mind instead of just using the small quote he used.
As to Buffalo being active, you are right I have suggested it is on other forums. Rumors I heard made me think it was/is... However, you arguments and Nicky’s are good. And I question whether their is a “family.”
All I can say is something is active in WNY and the Niagara Region. Recent information substantiates (but doesn’t prove) this notion.
What it is active? Who knows...
The recent drug bust - which simply involved some people on the Canadian side of the border, some of whom are apparently members of what was the Buffalo LCN family - doesn't change that. No more than a member and some associates in Kansas City busted for gambling in 2010 means there is still a family there. Was there "something going on" in the form of remnants of the family, and others, involved in crime? Yes. But anything beyond that is pure speculation and fantasy.
Not sure what that even means.A Crime Syndicate being run by the former Buffalo Family?
Probably the closest to the truth, though "running OC" implies more than we've seen.Violi’s running OC in the Niagara region (both Canada & US) that includes remnants of the former family and associates?
Nope.One or more than one of the 5 families running crews in WNY in connection with N’drangheta in GTA?
Nope.Or a Buffalo Family that has put itself back together under the radar?
Nobody ever said there weren't some members or associates involved in crime. But those with suspicions claimed more than that.Who knows! Given what we’ve learned something is active... and those who live in the area already had a good suspicion something was going on.
That article was the only source about the chart. The FBI never released it publically as far as I know.By the way, you mention the 2006 FBI chart on the Buffalo Family. If you have a copy or know where to find it, I’d love to see it. The only thing I can find is a Niagara Falls Reporter article that references it. Not saying it doesn’t exist, I just can’t find it. Thanks!
What we do know is the family was said to have about 45 members in the late 1980s/early 1990s. By 2006, the FBI chart showed 23 remaining members. A 2013 article said there were 20 members left at lost.