Usually from the capo, but I bet 15-20 years ago, and longer, it could come directly from the boss depending on who was doing the work.
I'm sure Gotti would not have had a problem telling someone.
Wasn't there a story about Chin meeting some guy in a bathroom with the water (shower) running to give an order...??
That meeting was with informant Peter Savino. He turned on the faucets to drown out the conversation just in case of a bug. Gotti used to do walk talks on Mulberry where the traffic noise would drown out the conversations. He also held meetings at the Ravenite and played loud music. He got sloppy and started using the comfort of the apartment above.
