British wrote:Best thing for some of the families would be to bring more zips in and get it back closer to its origins...
sicilians are not a commodity and can't just be imported like olive oil, assuming they even want to at this point which i highly doubt!
it seems like for the most part the families are policing themselves these days. 3 out of 5 are stable with solid leadership, i don't really see them having too much concern over what the 2 b league teams are up too, the best course of action seems to be just keeping their distance from the bottom shelf. i just don't see the genovese family risking any type of exposure at all to put a halt to the columbos making vito bumblefuck or sal the shitbag in this day and age. with that said, families that share alot of joint operations are sure to weigh in on possible members that could directly affect them and their rackets, with the genovese and luchesse construction partnerships being a prime example!
i think you hit the nail on the head with everything you said in this post
Totally unrelated to the topic of this thread, but what do you guys think happens to a made member who gets exposed (by the members) as a rat these days? Let´s say he´s an informant and have not testified against anybody. Will he get killed (seems unlikely) or simply chased?
In that case he very well could be killed. Like Phat said that was why DiPietro was killed in Philly. Lucchese Soldier Frank Lagano also whacked got whacked back in 2006 after it was revealed tht he was informing.
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HairyKnuckles wrote:Totally unrelated to the topic of this thread, but what do you guys think happens to a made member who gets exposed (by the members) as a rat these days? Let´s say he´s an informant and have not testified against anybody. Will he get killed (seems unlikely) or simply chased?
They'd hit him to prevent testifying.
Rats aren't hit today only because it just brings heat without changing anything.
But preventing a rat from testifying is another matter.
B. wrote:Wasn't Frank Lagano murdered for being an informant?
Yes he was in 2006.
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