Amuso must have still had a good number of people on the street still loyal to him for them to have accepted him as the boss all this time. Then alot of those guys have probably gone to prison and now this guy feels its the right time for him and his people to step in uncontested.
Yep, case in point Nicky Scarfo Jr. In his recent indictment, the transcripts talked about how Scarfo Sr was telling Jr to make sure he gives the old man/Amuso his cut.
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.
