A thread before highlighted the unrealistic nature of petties and felonies; but from a slightly errant perspective.

TO point out the obvious, the available activities as fair as petties and felonies are concerned are:

Snatch a purse.
Con a poor schlub.
Extort a shop owner.
Rob the local Post Office.
Run a Prostitution Ring.
Rob a Rank.
Do a Truck Heist.

I can a envisage a low ranker (anyone below made) taking part in these activities, though granted some are only available at later ranks. However, I can't envisage higher rankers taking part in some of these activities. Would a Capo risk a prison sentence to take a purse from an old lady? Hell no. Would a Made Guy rob a post office? Well, armed robbery carries the same sentence whatever you're holding up so you may as well choose the bank, eh?

My point is, the 'petty' section isn't really appropriate for made men +, and the only ones you could argue would be undertaken by real life made guys are extortion, as it's part of their protection rackets, and 'conning poor schlubs, because it's so vaguely worded that it really could be anything.

My suggestion is simple and purely cosmetic. At made, the option of 'petty' is renamed to 'jobs', the options will be as such:

Snatch a Purse >> Collect gambling debts from a 'friend'
Con a poor schlub >> Sponsor a high stakes poker game
Extort a local shop owner >> Do your protection rounds
Rob the local post office >> Launder your dirty cash

I understand this is of little significance in the grander scheme of things, but it is a cause of irritation that some of the crimes are so ill fitting for the higher-status mobsters.

This still doesn't change the problem of Felonies raking in less money then petty crimes.

Petty: 

1. Of little importance; trivial.

2. (of behavior) Characterized by an undue concern for trivial matters, esp. in a small-minded or

Anyway I like this idea, but we still need to think about that money problem.

If this idea were taken purely as a cosmetic change to the game, then yes I agree with the idea. You are right that the type of crimes are different when you get higher up in ranks, but I think that making the money problem with the crimes would be a little to much to change. Leave it at cosmetics and its golden

this was suggested before under a different thread, or a similar alternative dregged up by fulmenojr