PMAC makes great points.
Remember Danny Leo? He was the Acting Boss and when he came out of prison...he's never mentioned again. Wonder where he fits into Barney's top guys.
Two things have always amazed me about The Genovese Family:
1. Their bench is deep and always seems well hidden and secure.
2. Why they never have a cowboy like Gotti seize control and just take over. The Genovese guys seem to live peacefully together and share power. Or at least that is my perception.
Agreed. #2 seems to be because their leadership has always valued the borgata higher than money. Like The Chin didnt care if his captains made more money than him, as long as they stayed in line and followed the rules. He let his men earn freely. The Genovese also let their powerful associates like Ponte earn and live large, and not bleed them to death.
When guys like Casso want to bleed the Lukes' Jersey Crew to death it creates resentment and causes people to go to war and others to flip.
