IF you go by power being related to finances then
you have a strong fight that castellano would be
the most powerful don.BIG paul at one point in 1984 was reported as saying along with the fbi as
a back up that the GAMBINO enterprises brought in
over 500 million in legal and ill-gotten gaines.
Yes paul was greedy,but his keen business sense
enabled the family to branch off into other projects such as the grocery industry and the
ny co-op concrete business that was run by his
son.CARLO was a feared business man,he would kill
at the drop of a hat,he was also fair with his
crews and associates,money was distributed evenly and often.DELLECROCE also was a feared leader,he
handled the less glamerous activities,drugs,
killing for hire and the motley gotti crew.
UNDER gotti the family business was cut down,
earnings were said to have dropped down to 50 million in 1990.IT will be interesting to see how
the new regime will work out.