Originally Posted By: Toodoped
Originally Posted By: SimonChen
Does it really matters how many madrguys they have? Powerful associates can play the same role as mademan in business i think, so when outfit had more associates,whats the difference?


In a previous thread we talked about this, meaning in the old days a high level associate of the Outfit can be considered almost as the same level as made soldiers in other families. You have many examples where non-Italian representatives for the Outfit attended meetings with high level made guys from the NY families for example. I remember one convo between Murray Humphreys and Frank Ferraro, where Humphreys is talking about the calling of an urgent commission meeting regarding some problem. Obviously he wasnt going to attend that meeting but still he had the right to push for one so his or the Outfits problems can be quickly solved.


Toodoped, could we say that the made man status only really mattered outside the Outfit? Like when they had interaction with other LCN families in the nation, but when it was about strictly Outfit business it didn't matter that much? For example, Gus Alex was acting boss of the entire Outfit at one time I read..


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