User blog comment:ShodaiGoro/Prohibition Mafia VS. Gangstas/@comment-4555900-20120216015920/@comment-4555900-20120405002238

Nah, I actually agree with Jesse James beating Al Capone, but that's just me. And I always prefered the Sicialian Mafia. The Irish and Russians just don't pull it off as well in my opinion. Never really picked up in either of those countries I believe. In Sicily, and later America, it skyrocketed around Prohibition-era, lost a little ground after Prohibition went away, but still had a lot of power until about the late '50's I believe. That's when they started getting too far into the drug buisiness because all the older, more traditional leaders died out, and younger, stupider members took their place. Drugs eventually weakened them, and the police realized this and made a final push. The Mafia's still around today, albeit in a much weaker state.