Spot-on, Dom.

The post-Genovese/pre-Gigante era (basically the late 60's through the early'80s) really laid the foundation for the formula that they're using today. Faithful1 made a GREAT analogy, in case you missed it.

However, those in-between years belonged to Gigante. His word was final. One of the few guys he gave leeway to was Bobby Manna, and it didn't work out too well for him. Not that I believe for one minute that Manna was going off the reservation.

If Vince truly didn't know, Manna would have been dead before his trial. But it's fair to say that Vince gave him free reign in Jersey. They were very close.