Orena was considered pretty generous by his troops, much more than Persico had ever been.

I'm not completely sure but I think Carmine Galante didn't have much of a tight reign over his family since he was mostly busy with the heroin pipeline where most of his money came from. Maybe he left running the family to his underboss Nicky Marangello?


-I shot him a coupla' times.
-What's a couple?
-Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times?
-Maybe fifteen?
-Hmm, it could've been fifteen...

-Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso