yaeh i guess they let christy tic who took over as the consig for tony ducks luchese family in late 1980. they let him free because he argued or his lawyers he wasnt a boss in 1979 when the commission voted to have carmine galante killed. the boss of the colombo family from all my reading and even 007 agent greg scarpa says tom dibella was the boss , maybe name only but he was the guy cutting fingers and giving the new inductees the oath from 1974 to late 80ty till he stepped down on his on. read he was firends with carlo gambino who put him as boss in 1974 for stabiltiy for the colombo family. snake was locked up in prison from like 72 73 to 79.