A very large majority became what they call rats.
The society, as some of us call it, was largely at fault for its own distruction. But, they taught the government well. The US government is the mob. Matter of fact, former mobsters will say that the mafia couldnt hold a candle to the US government.
Look at many former mob rackets that the government now controls.
Numbers racket replaced by the lottery
Bookmaking made legal
Marijuana made legal in a lot of places
Loan sharking made legal with payday loans
The real mob is the NJ political system. The term “party boss” is a real term.