I don't believe that for one second. Guys like Nicky Scarfo, say what you want about them, lived and died LCN. Caramandi's only loyalty was to himself. He was a freelance criminal for years before he got involved with the mafia. Being in the mafia just gave him the convenience of having more powerful guys to dime on in order to avoid doing time in prison. He used everyone around him. The guy was a master con artist and confidence trickster first, gangster second.

Phil Leonetti is another who transparently didn't have the balls to serve a long prison term and merely threw his uncle under the bus and blamed him instead of taking responsibility for his own actions. He was just as ruthless and evil as Scarfo. You can even see his facade slip during that interview he did in disguise back in the late 90s when the interviewer was getting under his skin asking questions he didn't like.