From its very existence the Mafia has always been feared and respected. They are respected for the power that they posses to do what they want whenever and with whomever they please. Also the Mafia is respected for the money that they poses and the ability to get it by all means possible. They are feared by people knowing that the Mafia would not hesitate to kill someone if need be. "The roots of the …showed first 75 words of 5258 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5258 total…been illegal as well. But he was doing something that no one really realized and that was he was bringing money into New York and helping out their economic growth. The prosecutors only saw one thing in him and that was he was evil. The U.S. government may have been a little unfair for letting Gravano walk just because he helped bring one of the most powerful Mob bosses down. Bibliography www.history.com