Paolo Violi went with Joe DiMaulo, and Frank Cotroni to New York in November 1973. Vic Cotroni was still the Capo and boss of Montreal, but had sources inside the Canadian law enforcement that they were watching him and would either arrest him or subpoena him. Vic Cotroni decline to attend the meeting in case LE in Canada were following him, and gave the power of vote to Violi, with Frank Cotroni going to New York to make introductions between New York and the Canadian members, Paolo knew some of the members, but Frank knew more and with him there, there would be no doubt that Violi spoke for Vic. Raynald did go with them, but was not allowed at or near the meeting. Violi did vote for Rastelli instead of Galante, which is how Nick Rizzuto was able to convince Carmine Galante around November/December 1977 to ok a hit on Paolo Violi. The thing with the Violi hit, is that Nick Rizzuto was growing in power, but without Vic Cotroni giving the ok as well, there is no way Rizzuto would have continued to be walking around and living after the Violis were being gunned down. With what little evidence remains, it would be a safe conclusion that Vic Cotroni had oked the hit on Violi in January 1978. Rastelli was named boss of the Bonanno family in 1973, and then was approved by the Commission in the fall of 74' sometime in October or November. There was a delay and it seemed to be with the release of Carmine Galante at the beginning of 1974, or according to unidentified Genovese capo, a meeting took place in February or March 1974, Tony Ducks approved Rastelli, but Gambino was against it, and Salerno talked with Frank ( I can only think Frank Tieri) for a few minutes then asked Gambino to say why Rastelli should not be boss. Castellano piped in and said that Rastelli has charges and sentences over him, and wait a few month for Rastelli and Bonannos had a stable administration and would not be thrown into chaos. Salerno agreed, it was just Carlo Gambino and Paul Castellano flexing their muscles over the family according to the capo. If that was the case, then it make sense Rastelli would appoint Carmine Galante as acting boss, as him and Rastelli went back to the 1940s, Galante did not take shit or backed down from anybody, but still knew how to show proper respect, to keep the Gambinos at bay. Same scenario as how Anastasia made Scalise his underboss to put Genovese and Lucchese at bay. Carmine Galante did not start going on a power trip or take over the family till the later part of 1976. Interesting from March 1978 to February 1979 both Rastelli and Galante were locked up. Thus you had one side of the family taking orders from Stefano Cannone who representing Rastelli, with backing from both the Gambino and Genovese family, and the otherside taking orders from Nick Marangello representing Galante with backing from the Colombo family. Lucchese family stayed neutral during this time and the 1980s renegade faction. A judge released Galante as the government had illegally revoked Galante parole.