I am positive that the family had the police on a payroll even though it was only seen with Vin Makazian and the cop seen in The Happy Wanderer, called Danny Boy. Pussy Bonpensiero and fellow rat Eugene Pontecorvo are seen distancing themselves from the government, only giving them a little and often lying to their supervisor. But the FBI guys, mostly Skip Lipari, are also willing to look the other way in order to get some better info from the informants. This would explain why Tony, Chrissy, Paulie, Silvio and the rest are on such a lucky break, unlike Feech La Manna.