Reuters Seeks Barket’s Comments on Biggest Mafia Bust in U.S.

Reuter’s reporter Bernd Debusmann Jr. sought comment from Bruce Barket about the FBI agents’ arrest of more than 100 organized crime suspects in New York. This arrest was the largest crackdown ever in the northeastern United States and targeted 5 Mafia families, including leaders of the Colombo and Gambino families. While the FBI claims that the Mafia has remained strong and violent through the years, Bruce Barket pointed out that much of La Cosa Nostra’s strength was eliminated long ago, and has been replaced by others such as Albanian and Russian organizations.