Are there any instances where mobsters were put on a shelf, only to be reactivated after a period of time? In other words, they were allowed back into the fold?
In the late 70's, Jerry Chili was shelved by the Bonanno for a year after he made some disrespectful comments about Paul Castellano to Sammy Gravano and Joe Watts.
The Bonannos were willing to kill him out of respect for Big Paul but Castellano said that putting him on the shelf for a year will do.
