Nino Gaggi was also very close to Castellano which is why there could have been made an exception.
But according to John H. Davis, the closing of the books for nearly twente years was a myth.
I was mistaken about the books being closed in the 1940's. I found this quote from former Cleveland boss
Angelo Lonardo:
"During the 30's, the commission put a "freeze" on the making of new members. The commission put the freeze on since families, especially in New York, were not making the "right" kind of people. Some individuals were even buying their way into the LCN. I have heard that one businessman paid $50,000 to join the LCN. Because of the decree, I was not made into the Cleveland family until the l940's."
http://www.americanmafia.com/lonardo_testimony.htmlIn other testimony he narrows it down to the late 1940's. The reports that Castellano was made in the 1940's are probably correct.
