Hi Turnbull, Whatever Volkman wrote is total BS. That and $2.50 gets you on the subway! Lol.....He's a writer who's projecting opinions to fill up his book pages.

Paulie was a MAJOR figure in that crew. Always! He NEVER lost any status whatsoever.

He was involved with Lufthansa because his guys like Jimmy Burke, etc., were involved, otherwise Paulie is NOT involved in Lufthansa. Lol... They gave him a big envelope, and he in turn kicked up (traditional)

He was also NOT the street boss of the Lucchese's. In reality, there is NO such thing or Position. Especially back then.

You're either the BOSS, underboss (which is really the street boss for the boss himself if you think about it), or a capo, which is what Vario was.

But he was a TOP capo in that he virtually ran most of Brooklyn, and a good portion of LI. The only other capo to my knowledge at that time active in Brooklyn was Chris Ticker. And honestly, Furnari hadn't even been elevated to capo when Vario was at his peak. Christy Ticker was elevated a bit later.

So Paul Vario really was the man to see relative to the Brooklyn faction of the Lucchese crew understand?