Philadelphia Family of La Cosa Nostra
By George Parry
A recent Inquirer article detailed the near extinction of the Philadelphia family of La Cosa Nostra. From approximately 80 members in the 1980s, the Philadelphia mob has dwindled to roughly 20 “soldiers,” of whom almost half are in prison. Philadelphia has but 10 mafiosi left to do the work that once took eight times as many.
Law enforcement officials would have us believe that this is the result of good police work, but don’t believe it. Like cockroaches, the mob cannot be eradicated once it moves in.
No, there can be only one reason for this outcome: The mafia has departed for greener pastures
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