I can tell you this much, Jersey and Philly would have been a LOT better if the more tight-lipped Joey Sodano had never been whacked. Ligambi would have found a way to keep Sodano in the picture and get him to pay the regular percent because Sodano would have respected Ligambi's make-money-not-headlines persona. Merlino and Natale had him killed because he had a habit of holding back payments during the Scarfo era and had at one point, backed John Stanfa. Licata inherited the spot. No way Sodano would have mentioned half the stuff Licata did, and if Nicky O takes over after this, he won't either.

I know he's not too credible, but 'Picasso' on the Real Deal at one point claimed Licata was a brokester. The recent articles say he's made millions. Where's the actual estimate?

On another note, once again Michael Lancelotti avoids indictment!