Tommy D was in Phil Lucky's crew before he got kicked out in '79 for feuding with another crew member that got him in hot water with Phil. Once Phil was whacked out two years later, Tommy D rose up to captain his own crew and has been in that role ever since. He most recently served on the ruling committee with Rabito and Asaro. He got busted for extortion in 2001 but other than that he has kept his nose fairly clean.

In his book, Frankie Saggio doesn't have a lot of kind words for him or his son but it probably has more to do with killing Phil Lucky.