Originally Posted By: Chicago
The Soldiers were Associates. There were different kinds of Associates in Chicago.

Soldier/Associates: Full time working members of crews who worked under made guys.

Street/ Associates: People who did business with the Outfit on the street level. 25% Bookies, tavern owners (poker machines)etc.

High Level/ Associates: People controlled by The Outfit on a higher level: Politicians, Judges, Policemen.


So it is safe to say that the total number of Outfit associates were comparable to those of the New York families?

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