It was Paul Castellano who arranged for Stanfa to get a pass on any POSSIBLE involvement in the murder of Bruno and according to Leonetti it was John Gotti who asked Nicky Scarfo for permission to let Stanfa return to philly. Scarfo supposedly gave his ok as long as Stanfa didn't cause any problems.
You think a psycho piece of shit like Nicky Scarfo was smart enough to fear the Gambino's? I mean the Nicky Scarfo I always heard about would take a request from John Gotti, nod along, and then do whatever-the-fuck he wanted. I'm not saying he was tougher or stronger. I'm saying I always thought Nicky was stupid enough to thumb his nose at New York.
