It's one of the biggest of all Mafia myths. If you have money on the street when you go inside, and a reliable guy collecting or running your book, that's one thing. And good luck finding that reliable guy. At least three out of four wiseguys are ON THEIR OWN when they go inside, and it often causes the kind of resentment that will lead a guy to flip.

"Don't worry about anything, pal. Stay loyal to me and your family will never want for anything for the rest of their lives." ---- Famous last words from a thousand anonymous wiseguys over the years.