When Gigante was indicted in 1990, Bellomo was made acting boss. Following Gigante's conviction and Bellomo taking a plea deal, Cirillo then became acting boss in 1997.

I've read Cirillo oversaw the Gigante crew's loanshark book. Loansharking was among the charges he was indicted with in 2005. At times he's also represented the Genovese family's interests with certain Carpenters and Laborers locals. Interestingly, it was reported in 2012 that Cirillo and others had been extorting Sbarro's restaurant chain for years.