I'm not going into detail, Barrett. Because, unbelievably, a lot of those guys are still alive. And I didn't say unbelievably because of their age (the oldest Purple Gang guys are in their 70's now, which ain't that old today). I say unbelievably because of their lifestyle.

But what I wanted to point out was, there were about as many Lucchese associates running with the Purple Gang as there were Genovese associates. And one of those Lucchese guys is a very high-ranking captain today. And more than a few of those guys got made into both of those families.

They were tremendous earners, made a fortune off of skag, and kicked it up to the right people.


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