The FBI’s Boston office has quietly disbanded its organized crime office. It’s a testament to the current toothlessness of the New England Mafia, which once controlled illegal gambling, loansharking, and extortion rackets throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and beyond. Raymond Patriarca, the feared mob boss who ruled the New England Mafia for three decades with an iron fist. The organization has been severely weakened since his death in the early 1980s. (Image: Crime Library) Sources who spoke to The Boston Globe this week said agents from the anti-Mafia squad had been reassigned to other priorities as the agency focuses on more immediate threats, such as terrorism, foreign espionage, and cybercrime. However, the FBI will continue to “dedicate significant resources to work and eradicate transnational and regional organized criminal enterprises,” Kristen Setera, a spokesperson for the agency, told The Globe. Shadow of Itself The once-feared New England Mafia has been in decline for decades thanks to in fighting between rival factions… Read More
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Source: Casino.org
