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uime syndicates aunerFrom Internal ProblemsWASHINGTON AP - Thenation's crime syndicates are suffering from ‘ internal disarray” because more and more of their bosses are behind bars, says the head ofthe Justice Department’s organized crime section.But even in prison, some underworld bosses continue to influence the illegal operations they ruled on the outsideand most imprisoned gangsters return to professional crime after their release, William S. Lynch said in an interview.There are more of thebosses who have been reached by prosecutive efforts. The situation in some parts of the country is pretty clearly indicative that the\ have leen hurt by prosecution,” he saidThere is internal disarray in0some of its structures acrossthe country.”wHe singled out New Lng-land, the Midwest, New York and to some extent the Miami area as regions where the syndicates have experienced organizational disruption” as a result of the indie tment and conviction of mob bosses We have made fairly good inroads, if not substantial inroads, he continued. No organization can withstand that kind of prosecutive pressure ..and still be an effective organization If youkeep knocking off their best people...disrupting their lives through incarceration, disrupting if not completelycutting off communications of leaders with subordinates, you are disrupting an organization.”Lvnch said he can do little more than guess how long it will take the syndicates to recover from the loss ofleaders Nor can he saywprecisely what the disruption has cost the syndicates in terms of lost revenue from illegal rackets.But even in ; ail, Lvncha* y 1said, the syndicate policymaker still to some extent, can function” because he can write and receive letters and talk with visitors at regularintervals.Prison, he said, is rarelyeffective in persuading a professional criminal to take up a legitimate business after his release.You take the ordinan professional flood who serve.4 his time, keeps his mouth shut and comes out, and you’ll find he’s in a verv nice•» wposition, fie said.But he added that some have turned away from crime and cooperated with prosecutor' who guarantee protection from physical retaliation and provide assistance in adjusting to a law-abiding life.
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Stephenville Empire Tribune
Stephenville, Texas, US
Tue, Jan 22, 1974
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