He was a made guy under "Lodi" Pete LaPlaca, same crew Tino Fiumara was part of. He actually served an indifinite term for contempt and was killed during a furlough. I don´t know why he was killed, but I read somewhere (and this makes sense) that Lardiere had beaten up another made guy in prison, and paid the ultimate price for it. I don´t remember who or any other details though. Lardiere wasn´t very much liked anyway, especially after his "rabbi" Gene Catena died in 1967.