Yep, 100% a rat. He got hosed on both ends- fellow mobsters and the feds. His wife was extorted a lot of money from a mobster, as he knew that nobody would come to her aid. This continued until she dropped dead. Gas got screwed since his biggest crime as a government witness was telling the truth about Sammy Gravano and a crooked FBI agent.
As far as his money is concerned....his biography didn't give exact figures, but it was a lot. He specialized in drugs and he would bring them in via shrimp trawlers and ship them
across the country in moving trucks. Guys like Sammy Gravano and Burt Kaplan were his wholesale customers.
He didn't even want to be a capo, let alone the boss, because he was making too much money and didn't want to be bogged down by settling disputes with other family members. He was content to report to the consigliere (Christy Tick) and be left alone to focus on his rackets.
Maybe Casso got screwed by the FBI- But we will never know because we weren't there. But before you go feeling sorry for him just think about all the people Casso screwed- hundreds of them. There were some rumors reported on the forum about him possibly getting transferred to a lower risk prison- anyone know if there is any truth to that or is he still in Colorado???
