Wiseguy wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 2:29 pm
TommyNoto wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:52 amThat kid that ratted on Parello west side crew was meeting with Tom Cafaro who lives in FL and one of Barney crew members from the 80s. Kind of a sleeper but I believe has construction biz / $
IMO there is likely far less LE as FL doesn’t have the State Or City OC task forces NY and NJ have so it makes sense to play the numbers game and do a lot of meets in FL
Also given it’s open territory it’s very easy to open a bar or cafe and do big booking business with little LE heat and not to mention all kinds of health care scams, check cashing/ port , construction and Weed business.
One has to think there are a bunch of crews still active in the sports and probably drug business
As far as crews go, it depends on what you mean. Whether we're talking crews based there or NY crews active in Florida, the Ruggiero crew (Genovese) was busted in 2006, the Artuso crew (Gambino) in 2008, the Chilli crew (Bonanno) in 2005 and 2009, and the Maragni crew (Colombo) in 2011. As I've said, there has been a major drop-off in cases since afterward.
I haven't really seen anything regarding the ports in Miami since 2005. You still see the bookmaking networks extending down there from the Northeast, at least to a degree. The LCN has a fair amount of legitimate investments there. And you do see scams (healthcare, check-cashing) from time to time. But the pace and scope slowing is undeniable. You're seeing the same decrease in the mob's footprint in Florida that we've seen in Connecticut, Springfield, etc.
If people want want to believe there are a still a bunch of crews in the state, there's little info to base that on right now. And if they want to declare it as fact, they better be able to tell everyone what crews, who's running them, what they're involved in - and most of all - how exactly they came by this information.
SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 1:16 pm
Johnny1and1 has the low down on: Florida, Connecticut, Canada, and Aruba. Fucking who knew! Correct me if I missed one of the 48 contiguous.
Killing it with the frequent flyer miles bud.
Does it ever get weird or lost when you talk to your Alt newyorkempire? How many times you have to reread the conversation to keep it straight.
More than 5?
It's Angelo from the RD forum all over again.
Will you PLEASE join one of our calls? To quote Men of Respect: "No.. Just friends."
We love and respect you, we don't want to steamroll you. Trust me, how many people do you talk about this subject with IRL? You get to shoot the shit with others with interest in the subject and while we disagree, we are all honest. Perhaps I can even arrange a call between you and Michael DiLeonardo and Sal Mangiamelli and you can ask a former Gambino Capodecina and a Gambino associate whatever you want. If that's something youd' be interested in I'll try and broker it. As for us mafia nerds- Rick, B., Tony, kiduknow, Cheech, we delve into other topics, its very informal. Consider it, amico nos, you're one of us. Even though you're from Joe the Boss' side.
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