The Outfit made some of their pols--especially those who came from Taylor street who were thugs in their youth. The 1st Ward "apparatus" was not exactly a crew, but at one time there is no question that it was the most powerful entity in the Outfit. The Outfit also made certain guys who were entrusted with extremely sensitive and discrete information. By this I mean low-profile, relatively unknown people who passed important messages between bosses, or between bosses and pols. The extent of "sleepers" has been overstated in Outfit discussions, but think of a sleeper as a made guy who is very trusted and very knowledgeable who has little involvement in actual street rackets, but who can be called upon at any time. Greedy P was made relatively late in life to function in this capacity.