Now we know how Manocchio became Boss in a recording that was caught in 1991 in the Hilton Hotel Frank is caught on tape.

The FBI tape also references a longtime Rhode Island mobster, Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio. Salemme is heard talking about how he wants to elevate Manocchio from capo.

“If I could make Louie an acting underboss,” Salemme is heard saying, “when I'm out of town he takes over. Sometimes I get called down there or whatever - if a problem comes up, he handles it."

"In onore della Famiglia la Famiglia e' aperta"