I asked him what the current pecking order on the street was and he said; Joey in Florida has final say on things & gets a fat envelope every month, while Stevie has final say in Philly and Johnny Chang is basically the go-between for Joey and Stevie and everyone else, delivering orders to the capos.
And Ligambi is cool with this or does it out of affection and sympathy for Merlino?
Uncle Joe is prob being watched like a hawk by the feds but i think Joey will take care of Uncle Joe and send some envelopes to Ligambi's family... Uncle Joe is prob like I had a great run and has stepped aside for the other guys on the outside to take over but who knows... maybe he will remain boss of the family just in name like Amuso or Persico
Tommy Shots: They want me running the family, don't they know I have a young wife? Sal Vitale: (laughs) Tommy, jump in, the water's fine.
