Didn't Angiulo pay Patriarca a whole lot of money to get his button, because he was getting extorted all the time in Boston?
That's the rumor, or pretty much fact. Jerry and his clan of brothers were already running money making scams everywhere and made guys kept showing up to take their slice. So, he gave the old man a sack of cash and his troubles were over.
Many say this was Ray's plan all along, create enough headaches for Jerry that he sought out help.
