{"id":349174,"date":"2021-10-06T19:38:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-mobsters-fear-handing-over-control-to-phone-obsessed-millennials\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:38:08","slug":"nyc-mobsters-fear-handing-over-control-to-phone-obsessed-millennials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-mobsters-fear-handing-over-control-to-phone-obsessed-millennials\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC mobsters fear handing over control to phone-obsessed millennials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYC mobsters fear handing over control to phone-obsessed millennials<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Fuhgeddaboutit.<\/p>\n<p>Seasoned New York mob bosses are reluctant to make made men out of millennials, who they worry lack the street smarts and ruthlessness of their predecessors \u2014 and are too obsessed with their cellphones.<\/p>\n<p>The five families fear handing over the reins to the new generation of mafiosi because they\u2019re softer and dumber, having grown up in the suburbs rather than city streets \u2014 and are too attached to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, sources <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/lousy-management-knucklehead-hires-plague-operations-of-real-life-sopranos-11633360973\">told the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything is on the phones with them,\u201d a former made member of the Colombo family told the paper.<\/p>\n<p>Court records even show one Colombo associate completely eschewing the code of silence while threatening a union official over extortion collections \u2014 all in easy-to-prove text messages, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey this is the 2nd text, there isn\u2019t going to be a 3rd,\u201d the associate wrote, according to court records.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Ralph_Dimatto.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Consigliere Ralph DiMatteo was forced to turn himself in after his son posted a photo of him relaxing in a pool in Florida. \" class=\"wp-image-19714817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Ralph_Dimatto.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Ralph_Dimatto.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Ralph_Dimatto.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Consigliere Ralph DiMatteo was forced to turn himself in after his son posted a photo of him relaxing in a pool in Florida. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mafia-crime-families.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The top five crime families in New York included Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Luchese.\" class=\"wp-image-19715035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mafia-crime-families.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mafia-crime-families.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mafia-crime-families.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The top five crime families in New York included Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Marianne Barcellona\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am sure that is frowned upon in mob circles,\u201d former FBI agent Richard Frankel said of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent incriminating texts.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, alleged Colombo<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>consigliere Ralph DiMatteo, 66, was forced to hand himself in on a federal racketeering case a day after his son tweeted a photo of him relaxing in a Florida pool.<\/p>\n<p>These fears of incompetence have led to elderly big bosses clinging onto power and putting the mobs at risk, former FBI agent Scott Curtis told the WSJ.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Richard_Frankel.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former FBI agent Richard Frankel has said that cell phones are not usually championed by mobsters as they are easily tracked.\" class=\"wp-image-19714872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Richard_Frankel.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Richard_Frankel.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Richard_Frankel.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former FBI agent Richard Frankel has said that cellphones are not usually championed by mobsters as they are easily tracked.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David McGlynn for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/la-cosa-nostra.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to the former FBI agents, mob families are hesitant to pass on the mantel of leadership because they fear their kid's use of technology and how easy it is to trace.\" class=\"wp-image-19715074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/la-cosa-nostra.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/la-cosa-nostra.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/la-cosa-nostra.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to the former FBI agents, mob families are hesitant to pass on the mantel of leadership because they fear their kids\u2019 use of technology and how easy it is to trace.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alan Raiai\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>day RM via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Curtis said it was a factor in alleged Colombo boss Andrew \u201cMush\u201d Russo\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n<p>The wiseguy \u2014 who was arrested last month over accusations of labor racketeering, extortion and money laundering \u2014 had been micromanaging the feared family even at the age of 87, according to Curtis, who investigated the family operation for years.<\/p>\n<p>In one FBI recording, Russo had admitted secretly to an associate, \u201cI can\u2019t walk away. I can\u2019t rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crime family soldiers also appeared aware it created problems, with one alleged member recorded pushing for Russo to be replaced, saying, \u201cThe problem is, that old man, he wanted to be boss his whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Andrew_Russo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to former FBI agent Scott Curtis, technology played a very big part in the downfall of crime boss Andrew Russo. \" class=\"wp-image-19714951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Andrew_Russo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Andrew_Russo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Andrew_Russo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to former FBI agent Scott Curtis, technology played a very big part in the downfall of crime boss Andrew Russo. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Spencer Burnett\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s so bad, the families\u2019 futures are now more threatened by mismanagement and resistance to replacing the top guys than by gang wars or rats, the WSJ said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why you see some of these guys getting arrested repeatedly,\u201d Curtis said of the bosses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have to have their hands on all these minute details of the scheme,\u201d he said, leaving many in prison and the families in crisis.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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