Matty Madonna and Crea Upcoming trial

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Loyal enough not to be too greedy and take over the family. Vic demoted them after he learned he had support from the rest of the family.

Under questioning from Scotten last month, Pennisi testified that in a letter from his cell, Amuso had authorized the takeover — by force if necessary — after he received a coded letter from "a crew of guys very loyal to him" who were very upset that the "administration of the family had shifted to the Bronx" and who "wanted to take the family back to Brooklyn."

Pennisi was not privy to how it was done, but he stated that he learned from wiseguy Patrick (Patty Red) Dellorusso that after receiving the letter, Amuso authorized the takeover in a return missive he sent from Cumberland that was shared with Crea, who went along with the directive he received from his boss.