Bro that shit goes on all the time, how do you even know the associate is really an associate? Ill give you an example, when Johnny Blue was arrested a few years ago, every one he was arrested with (like 40 guys) were labeled genovese associates! Only maybe 4 or 5 actually were, and Johnny Blue. Plus theres rats all over the place, a lot of them are still on the street. Maybe hes a friend he grew up with. Not every single person ever associated with a family is gonna kill a guy on the spot for being a rat,in fact truethfully most wont.