Originally Posted By: Serpiente
Originally Posted By: pmac
50 yrs and parole that goes with it make impossible to be boss. The other bosses wouldn't meet with him with feds following him. Could you imagine he was still getting parole violations in the 2oo6 for his case from 68.


Had no clue he could not meet with guys from a case back in 1968, that's just crazy how he was able to earn" at all if that is the case.

Still the Franzese family was never close to Carmines and if you wanted to move up that was the thing to do.
Now Michael F without a doubt getting lucky with that Russian coming to his for protection made Michael a rich man. and changed everything for him and his father.There is not one report of Michael having a conversation with Allie.I find that strange cos they are around the same age and would be in Florida a lot of the time
But even with that cash coming in in duffle bags of cash and it was duffle bags to the point of having a problem how to get it to a safe house.Michael was always questioned and looked at in a different light then other skippers,and this is before his brother.



Serpiente is right, since Persico became boss has transformed the Colombo family in Persico family, putting relatives and friends in positions of power and is the only reason he is still officially the boss and won the war with Orena, whichHe had been chosen as acting boss because he was seen as an ally but then rebelled. The fact that the feds were following him is not a good reason, even Gigante was always followed and pretended to be crazy, but attended the meetings with other bosses, apologizing for coming in bathrobe.