If hes not on the record, hes not connected... A lot of ppl make that mistake, but if u use the argument if he knows or does biz with a made guy he is an associate, ur calling half of nj connected..
Except half of New Jersey doesn't do business with the mob. And the definition of an "associate" varies, even from local FBI SAC to another. Even if he's not on record, and I don't know either way, the fact that he's worked with the Gambinos makes him connected, as I understand the term.
