Yes. Each regular Crew is structured the same way. What do I mean by regular crew? That would be each Crew that is not the Top Boss's Crew. His Crew is a lttle different. A regular Crew is structured in this way in the Outfit: Boss, Underboss, Made Men, soldiers. The associates are not members of the Crew but instead are all the people who are connected to the crew for business purposes. For example: a couple made men oversee a bookmaking franchise under the Boss and Underboss, the soldiers work the phones and do some collections, the associates are all the 25% street agents who have all the players and receive a commission on all the bets placed with the office. I know it's a little complicated, But I hope this helps give an example. There are also HIGH LEVEL Associates who do business with the Boss or underboss or made guy not on the street level.
As I asked in another Outfit thread, what evidence do you have to support this idea of the Chicago mob being structured differently? (Note: Since we're on the internet, you living in Chicago and saying you're related to some mobster doesn't count as evidence). As the documents below show, the Outfit is structured the same way as the other families and there is nothing to suggest there are "soldiers" in addition to "made members" and "associates" in Chicago.
From the "Family Secrets" indictment...In order to carry out its criminal activities, the Chicago Outfit maintained a structure and chain of command. The criminal activities of the Chicago Outfit were carried out in part by sub-groups, or “crews,” which were generally given territories in different geographic locations in the Chicago area. These crews were known by their geographic areas, and included the Elmwood Park crew, the North Side/Rush Street crew, the South Side/26th Street or Chinatown crew, the Grand Avenue crew, the Melrose Park crew,and the Chicago Heights crew. Each crew was run by a crew leader, also known as a street boss or “capo,” and these crew bosses reported to an underboss, or “sotto capo,” who was second in command of the Chicago Outfit, and therefore referred to at times as “Number Two.” The overall leader of the Chicago Outfit was referred to as the Boss or “Number One.” The Chicago Outfit also utilized a “consigliere,” who provided advice to the Boss.
When an individual conducting illegal activities on behalf of the Chicago Outfit proved himself particularly trustworthy and was to be given special status in the enterprise, he was given “made” status. An individual could not normally be “made” unless he was of Italian descent, and had committed at least one murder on behalf of the enterprise. An individual had to be sponsored by his capo before he could be “made,” which occurred at a ceremony in which the person to be “made” swore allegiance to the enterprise. This ceremony was attended by the individual’s capo, as well asother ranking members of the Chicago Outfit. Once “made,” the individual was accorded greater status and respect in the enterprise. An individual who was “made” or who committed a murder on behalf of the Outfit was obligated to the enterprise for life to perform criminal acts on behalf of the enterprise when called upon.
http://www.justice.gov/usao/iln/indict/2005/familySecrets.pdfAFFIDAVIT OF JOHN J. O'ROURKE
OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA15. The FBI maintains an inventory of members and associates of the Chicago Outfit.
16. The FBI defines a "made member" as a person who has participated in a formalized ceremony and has the right to share in the profits of the Chicago Outfit. A made member has the right to run his own street crew; to make loans known as "juice loans"; to extort "street tax" from local businesses and from gamblers and bookmakers; and to otherwise take control of gambling and bookmaking in his area. A made members is also entitled to the respect of other made members.
17. An "associate" of the Outfit is a person who works on behalf of a made member in the day-to-day activities of the Outfit such as collecting interest on juice loans; collecting street tax; contacting bookmakers; and settling debts. Other "associates" of the Outfit do not participate in the day-to-day criminal activities of Organized Crime but help facilitate these activities.
18. The FBI keeps an inventory of individuals who are associates or members of Organized Crime. In order for the FBI to categorize a person as a member or associate of Organized Crime, certain requirements must be met. Generally, those requirements are that two known made members are heard on a wiretap discussing another person as a made member; or that two known made members are heard discussing a third person as a made member, in the presence of an undercover FBI agent; or that two reliable organized crime informants independently identify a person as a made member.
http://www.ipsn.org/orourke_affidavit.php
