I live in the Northeast US. The Italian mafia still exists but it is not near what it used to be. The FBI/DOJ has been very successful in investigating and prosecuting members of the mob with laws we have called RICO. Basically RICO laws allow all members of a criminal organization to be charged for the actions of other members of the the organization. This helps prevent the boss and the other higher ups from insulating themselves from the crimes through intermediaries and soldiers that are willing to do prison time without “ratting” on anyone else in the org.