Anti help us out on that link bro, I tried Google translate but still couldn't understand shit as I know it's far from perfect.

Extortion, I don't think either was made, but they had enough power to be considered a capo without a doubt. That's what made Vito so well liked, he treated everyone as the same it seems and had multiple non-Sicilians he did business with. Desjardins carried a ton of power because he was Di Maulo's brother in law and of course him and Vito got close as well as Joe Bravo.