There’s no way he has much say about anything.. Every form of communication is monitored and with 100 guys or whatever it’s not possible to be updated on every situation. He probably gets some money and a couple guys probably fluff him up so he can feel important. I’m sure they respect him but he’s just too far removed for too long.
I don't think his person-to-person visits are monitored considering he's only in medium security. Same as how Michael Mancuso is/was able to relay orders through prison as recently as 2015 through his nephew.
