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Hi guys, I was watching an old mob doc months ago where the federal government (as well as others) believed the time had come to really strike at the mob because of their infiltration in legitimate businesses and industries. When you see the resources they poured into fighting the American Cosa Nostra, it seems they took it on like they would an insurgency.
What do you guys think?

Does anyone know if the diary of UDA-Agent 6137 Brian Nelson of the UDA is available to read in its entirety? I keep reading passages from it, but never read the whole thing, which I’m sure would be a good insight.

If anyone knows if you can or can’t read it (if you can explain why it can’t be read) please comment below.

Thanks 🙏

Hi guys, I’m wondering if the FBI Colombo squad ever shared its information it got from Scarpa Sr with other law enforcement agencies like the NYPD or DEA or State Police that might have prevented any of the murders Scarpa’s faction was involved during the Colombo war or before it?

It’s interesting to know if the FBI Colombo Squad under Lin DeVecchio conducted a ‘no downward dissemination of intelligence’ without his approval or that of the leaders of the Squad to branches like the organised crime section of the NYPD who might have acted upon that information without compromising the security of the informant I.e Scarpa.

If anyone has any information or theories how the FBI might have shared Scarpa’s information with other law enforcement agencies please comment below thanks 🙏

I’ve been wondering what is/are the main reason/reasons a Cosa Nostra Family administration can loose the confidence of the whole Family, which could create an internal split (different factions forming) which can lead to war?

Money is the probably the biggest factor.

How would an administration of a Family bring about financial pain on itself through bad management which causes the captains to come together and and plot a take over?

I’m trying to think of real events of where a family has turned against its leadership because they have fucked up the financial revenues of the organisation?

Any ideas guys please post below 👍

Hi guys,

Are there any FBI files, which detail the Rudaj organised crime group?

I thought it would be fascinating to read the FBI files which looked into the Albanians war-footing manoeuvres against the Five Mafia families of New York, and how the FBI viewed it from their perspective.

Are there any such files floating around?

I’ve read that Nicky frowned on drug dealing but was okay with taxing anyone doing business with selling drugs.

In the 70s and 80s (I believe more 80s) the DEA through some of their investigations discovered Sicilian Mafiosi operating within Philadelphia and was selling/distributing heroin to buyers—I’m assuming in the area?

So, would it be correct that Nicky as boss would have had a hand in the junk business with the Sicilians even though he wasn’t directly dealing with it himself.

I might be wrong but wasn’t Saul Kane selling H and kicking up to Scarfo or to Leonetti?

I understand it was well documented the Philly guys were heavy into Meth, but I’m more interested in finding out if they were closely tied to the Heroin or cocaine side of drug dealing because of the Pizza Connection doing big business at the time.

Any information guys would be appreciated 👍 please comment below.

I was wondering if the government or law enforcement when they on the back foot—so to speak—from the 50s all the way into the late 90s against the American Mafia did they cross the line in their ways to bring mobsters down?

Bobby Kennedy or Hoover (probably both) I think allowed the FBI to use ‘Gypsy” wires to listen into mobsters conversations, which controversial at the time to gather much needed intelligence on the mob.

So, do you think the government/ law enforcement carried out highly controversial methods in waging their war against the Mafia?

Did they setup mobsters (ones they particularly didn’t like) to be murdered? (Might have sinisterly dropped hints through their informants that such and such a person was not meant to be trusted and that got that mobster killed 🤷‍♂️)

Did they fabricate evidence to take down mobsters they viewed as “unable to turn into cooperators” so to open the floor up for “weaker” people to grow up in the ranks to manipulate when that person got caught up in a jam?

Any other examples instead of Whitey Bulger or Greg Scarpa did the FBI or other law enforcement agencies use their informants to setup or kill mobsters the government wanted out the way?

Did LE ever instigate mob shootings or bad blood between factions within an organisation or between the Families?

If you can add anything and think of cases were law enforcement crossed the line to target mobsters please comment 👍

I was watching some old news footage of the INLA shooting up a bar belonging to the Official IRA. I’m not to familiar with the the OIRA or the INLA, but did open hostilities break out in a shooting war?

And if that was the case why did the OIRA not do the same to the PIRA—I believe there was skirmishes between the Provos and Officials, but the OIRA didn’t go toe to toe with them like they seemed have done with the INLA.

Also, do you think British Intelligence were working in the shadows inflaming the hostilities?

Any information would’ve grateful 🙏 ☘️