I'm not sure what you're referring to when you mention "extended crew," "franchise," "power base," etc. At some point, though I don't recall if it was when Aiuppa was boss, the Outfit did add the position of "area boss." It was basically an extra layer in the hierarchy. You had the administration, the area bosses who oversaw a given territory, and the individual crew bosses within that territory. That said, I don't think this set up exists anymore.



Ironically, Lombardo was probably telling the truth; at least in reference to him never going through the ceremony.