You guys are right. Individuals like Humphreys or Guzik were not members of the National La Cosa Nostra organization anmd they could've never become leaders of the organization BUT I believe that they were members of the actual Outfit. What ever happened within the Outfit, these guys had their opinion and vote on almost everything. Non_Italian associates within the New York mob never had that experience with the Italians.

Since the formation of the Outfit, they always had their own so-called "commission" and there was always one place for a non-Italian boss, Guzik, Humphreys and Alex.

It didnt matter if Cerone or Prio had involvment in some union, by the end of the day Humpreys had the last word on all union problems. Previously, Guzik was the main guy regarding all gambling operations in Reno, Nevada or in Florida. These guys were not some front men such as Louis Romano or someone else for that matter.There are countless wiretaps from Humphreys. Read them. He's the most misterious guy if you ask me.

There are reports where Humphreys placed Cerone in order or Alex telling Messino and Gagliano to go to hell. There are even reports where informers say that Alex "was all about the organization". Lenny Patrick and Dave Yaras were spreading their operations wherever they wanted. When Patrick became a rat, he knew quite a lot of stuff for an "associate" regarding the Outfit's actual hireacrhy and money flow. There are a lot of things unclear regarding the Outfit and that is why i love writing about it