Good article. With these recent events, we will start to be privy to more information about these two brothers.
There is some serious discussion on the forums about whether these Violis were made into an American LCN family. I've always assumed that Domenico and Giuseppe Violi were inducted into the Luppino 'ndrina once they were old enough--this would have had to happen after grandfather Giacomo died unless, as boys, they were made at a young age. It would be crazy if, just like their father, they were made into an American LCN family.
Ndrangheta: In the Società Minore, the lowest tier is occupied by the giovane d'onore (youth of honor), which are descendants of Ndrangheta members and would make them honorary members by blood right.
I believe the two brothers being Giacomo's grandchildren would qualify them to be Giovone d'onore at birth & become members at age of maturity if they so desire.
Where people differ on this subject is whether there is such a thing as dual membership, in other words can a Ndrangheta member from Calabria or Mafia member from Sicily settling in Canada for example, also become member of the LCN ? There are those that do believe the Violi's, Luppino's and/or the Rizzuto's fall in one of those two scenarios. There are others that believe you must quit one to become the other.
Taking into account either scenario, permission would be needed and it would have to benefit both parties.
