It's murky. Either John Riccobono actually had a contract on his life from the mafia and was hiding in South Florida trafficking in cocaine, or his contacts and family in the mafia helped hide his whereabouts, or the mafia knew he was in Florida and was satisfied to leave him there as long as he stayed away from New York and the investigation over the police shooting.

Someone from Cosa Nostra had to know Jon Roberts was carrying on in South Florida. Maybe the upper hierarchy never heard of "Jon Roberts" and took him for an associate that paid tax to the mob to be able to move dope into the USA? They only heard of Riccobono. All conjecture.

"For us, rubbin'out a Mustache was just like makin' way for a new building, like we was in the construction business."