Now its dis-organized crime in Atlantic City

When a new day of casinos in Jersey was dawning, Gov. Brendan Byrne once ordered organized crime members and wannabes to “Keep your filthy hands off Atlantic City!”
Byrne’s decree, of course, failed to have immediate impact, as a few notorious figures maintained Atlantic City’s well-earned reputation of being big on vice and not so nice.
Nowadays, [...]

Police data show Phila. mob in decline

Joseph Ligambi, reputed boss of the Philadelphia-South Jersey mob, heads a criminal organization that has nearly as many active members in jail as it does on the streets.
Decimated by a 20-year onslaught of federal prosecutions, bloody internecine power struggles, and turncoat testimony, the local branch of La Cosa Nostra – which [...]