Accidental re-post. Might as well add something.
Ivy, I don't exactly understand what happened with D'elia. He became a snitch, but on a very specific operation. Therefore he wasn't exactly ratted out all his fellow made men, right? Did the family just lose hope after that? I've always thought the Bufalino Family was a decidedly small family. Russell kept 40-ish made guys around, and I always think there has to be a reason. Maybe to keep a low profile? In any case, it hasn't helped the family survive. But they had a great run.
good point its kind of like the mikey franzese who didnt rat out his fellow made guys...
Haha.
Yeah, sort of like Franzese. It looks like he just testified against a casino owners to close some cases. Maybe there weren't any made guys left? Who knows? Of all the families in LCN, the Bufalinos are exceptional for their under the radar behavior. That's excluding some stuff D'elia did, but overall. This is the family that was secretly leading half of the Buffalo Family a little before Stefano Magaddino's death - whilst Magaddino was representing them on The Commission. I haven't read the Frank Sheeran book but I hope there's more out there.
