Aiuppa was considered the "consigliere" when he died; which is how the FBI normally labeled the "former boss acting in an advisory capacity" role.Frank wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 1:34 pmOther things to consider. Was Carlisi boss till he died. Also even though he was about 87 when he was released, did Aiuppa have a position still?Snakes wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 1:04 pmFrank also talks about Monteleone being the boss in other conversations so unless he is talking about being boss in a different sense. Maybe as the top boss with Monteleone as day-to-day? Who knows, I don't think there will be a clear answer anytime soon. I don't remember Andriacchi ever officially being identified as underboss (or Marcello as boss, although it could be heavily inferred).Frank wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:55 pm Also as we have talked about before, Frank Calabrese said that Joe Andriacchi was boss. John DiFronzo didnt want it. That seems to be a log jam for that whole time period. Because Johnny Monteleone is also identified as boss. They only thing I can think of is Either Frank was wrong or he was talking aboutan earlier time period. Or they had 2 bosses. Or Andriacchi held they Accardo/ Ricca type position.Another thought is that Monteleone was acting for Carlisi and DiFronzo was official underboss, than stepped down for Andriacchi.
You are right, this time period is a mess.
Did Carlisi name Marcello as his successor? There is alot of positions that were never officially confirmed by FBI. Andriacchis name came up in the Zizzo murder/ disappearance as someone he was going to meet with that day. Sounded like a sitdown that never happened.
It could also be true that Carlisi (who was still appealing his case when he died) was still "official" boss when he passed, and whoever acted in the interim (maybe a DiFronzo or Andriacchi) was not labeled as "boss" because they weren't the "official" boss. Of course once Carlisi died, someone had to take that "official" role on which could explain why Nick's succession goes from Carlisi to Monteleone, skipping any acting bosses. DiFronzo would have stepped back by this point and maybe Andriacchi didn't want the day-to-day role but was still seen as "senior" to Monteleone (holding the "top spot" as described by Frank), who formally ran the Outfit for the next four years. I really don't have a better answer beyond conjecture.
