And they only MAYBE kick up a piece to an associate or low level
Made guy because they are wannabes who want to play the gangster part. They like to be able to say they are "connected to person XYZ". There's a group of guys like this in every heavily Italian-American influenced town in Jersey from
The shore to North Jersey and everywhere between. These guys aren't a real gang and are a dime a dozen. Also, every guy our age who handles a gambling package in Jersey acts like they're Tony Soprano, it's really hard to explain to outsiders unless you live here and grew up in it. Bobby Pazzo knows his stuff, is spot on,and correct though trust me