Is Barney truly a "boss"?

[Manhattan_]

Thought that Barney was Sidgie ?

[Cheech]

My thoughts and Ive said this before

The westside doesn't get hurt in big 'sweeping' indictments is there's nothing official. The guy who calls the shots isn't the boss and the boss doesn't call the shots. If you go on this premise than it makes sense that someone like Barney is the boss but doesn't show up in Esposito's indictment. The feds after all the investigation don't even know Esposito's rank. Now conversely look at the Lucchese bust. The feds know who everyone is. They are all still sitting in a stupid clubhouse on Coddington Ave beefing with the Bonnanos over stupid shit.

[SonnyBlackstein]

My thoughts and Ive said this before

The westside doesn't get hurt in big 'sweeping' indictments is there's nothing official. The guy who calls the shots isn't the boss and the boss doesn't call the shots. If you go on this premise than it makes sense that someone like Barney is the boss but doesn't show up in Esposito's indictment. The feds after all the investigation don't even know Esposito's rank. Now conversely look at the Lucchese bust. The feds know who everyone is. They are all still sitting in a stupid clubhouse on Coddington Ave beefing with the Bonnanos over stupid shit.

Bingo.

[Cheech]

Whos even going to rat on Barney? all his quote unquote work has already been done when he was young. most anyone that can incriminate him has died off.

these genovese bosses arent in it for the moolah. who is the last 4 bosses? tommy ryan, benny squint, fat tony, chin? all wealthy and didnt need the chair. took it cause a sense of duty.

[JohnnyS]

Well said Cheech. The reason why they've had less high ranking rats than all the other families is because they've maintained strong leadership. They've always had capable guys to step up. All true LCN.