IMO, streamlined means they went from 6 to 4 crews, they didn't get rid of any layers. That would be crazy. Still have the layers that keep the top people infiltrated.
I'm not convinced the Outfit still has those layers it once had and which people still attribute to it. I'm not talking about charts people compile online. But an actual official chart released by the feds, showing such a hierarchical Outfit. All we hear about, mainly in articles, is who may be in the administration, whoever is the crew boss (i.e. captain) over a crew, and then soldiers and associates. Sounds pretty standard to me.
Look at the other small families remaining - New England, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. The numbers are relatively small, especially active guys on the street, so it's not like there's really a need for so many extra layers of insulation. Top bosses, area bosses, crew bosses, street bosses, blah, blah, blah. Personally, I think that's another image of the Outfit that is likely outdated.
I don't think the outfit ever had any difference in layers. Maybe I'm not being clear, but I think they still have the same hierarchy of (This is from an ANP poster)
Chairman: DiFronzo
Overall Boss: D'Amico
Crew Boss:??
Crew #2:??
Made Guy:??
Soldier:??
Maybe its not as formal, but I think its all there. IMO, it would be crazy not to. It would be asking to have trouble. Maybe you have smaller numbers, but you still have to have layers to insulate yourself.
The way guy on ANP broke it down was that it's still the same, with the aforementioned structure, it just may be smaller number of crews and guys.
I think the insulation is needed, no matter the number of guys. If the boss and the chairman want to talk, they have a go between. If a crew boss and the boss want to talk they each have go between's.
Without insulation, its like the poster said, one guy flips and everybody goes down. So you keep the crews separate and you keep the layers there to insulate the top people.
