Are there any LCN higher-ups (bosses, underbosses and consiglieres) who got a pass but were demoted to soldier, stripped of their button or got shelved permanently?
Apparently there is no such thing as stripping a made man from his button. According to Michael DiLeonardo even cooperating witnesses like himself and Gravano, remain a made man until they die. The Family can't make any new soldier until the stool pigeon dies..
In the Philly mob, underboss Chuckie Merlino got demoted to soldier by Scarfo for his alcoholism and Phil Testa's underboss Peter Casella got shelved and casted out to Florida by Chin Gigante for blowing up Testa..
You also have former Bonanno consigliere Anthony Graziano who got shelved for his daughter's participation on the TV show Mob Wives..
Very famous examples are the retirements of Joe Bonanno and Frank Castello, but I don't think they were officially shelved or demoted. They were however told explicitly to retire from the rackets or face certain death..
