by B. » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:05 pm
What examples do we know of where a member was confirmed as the new boss while he was in prison? I believe Massino was voted in officially as the new boss before he was released, and that must be the case with Mancuso as well.
I was thinking, though, how over the years I've seen a lot of info that talks about meetings where a new boss is formally introduced to other family leaders (off the top of my head, the Colombos and Philly did this and I'm sure virtually all other families at some point) and it seems like this was originally a more important part of the succession process, even with the acting boss position (JD mentioned the DeCavs meeting when Riggi was appointed, then there was a formal meeting of captains when Andy Russo of the Colombos was made acting boss not many years back, plus the Paul Castellano one in 1967... side note, but a similar meeting was held for Joe Colombo when he became official boss). Based on the Colombos example, this hasn't gone away completely, but I would guess the formality of this has been lost over the years. Just like a member needing a third party to introduce someone to another member, a number of people over the years have mentioned how they're supposed to use a third party to inform someone of a promotion, too (which would initially have to be someone who was at the confirmation meeting). I would guess this has been one of the most "abused" rules, if it even is an actual rule.
The reason I bring this up is because a member who is made boss in prison would have no way to be formally introduced to anyone as boss, and I have to wonder if this is the reason why Antonio Corallo wasn't officially appointed until he was out of prison, same with Carmine Persico, Bellomo, and maybe others. If this was a rule (there are enough indications it was one at some point), it would inevitably be one of the first to fade out over the years but maybe it has played a role in some of the examples I've mentioned.
What examples do we know of where a member was confirmed as the new boss while he was in prison? I believe Massino was voted in officially as the new boss before he was released, and that must be the case with Mancuso as well.
I was thinking, though, how over the years I've seen a lot of info that talks about meetings where a new boss is formally introduced to other family leaders (off the top of my head, the Colombos and Philly did this and I'm sure virtually all other families at some point) and it seems like this was originally a more important part of the succession process, even with the acting boss position (JD mentioned the DeCavs meeting when Riggi was appointed, then there was a formal meeting of captains when Andy Russo of the Colombos was made acting boss not many years back, plus the Paul Castellano one in 1967... side note, but a similar meeting was held for Joe Colombo when he became official boss). Based on the Colombos example, this hasn't gone away completely, but I would guess the formality of this has been lost over the years. Just like a member needing a third party to introduce someone to another member, a number of people over the years have mentioned how they're supposed to use a third party to inform someone of a promotion, too (which would initially have to be someone who was at the confirmation meeting). I would guess this has been one of the most "abused" rules, if it even is an actual rule.
The reason I bring this up is because a member who is made boss in prison would have no way to be formally introduced to anyone as boss, and I have to wonder if this is the reason why Antonio Corallo wasn't officially appointed until he was out of prison, same with Carmine Persico, Bellomo, and maybe others. If this was a rule (there are enough indications it was one at some point), it would inevitably be one of the first to fade out over the years but maybe it has played a role in some of the examples I've mentioned.