With the new discovery of him being an orphan, what does that mean about his made status? What if the sailor wasn't italian?
Great question but I think many guys over the years have been made without 100% confo of their accurate bloodline and as long as they were Loyal and productive or even served at some level , almost any level, they were installed as well as celebrated.
Especially in cities who needed the ranks.
The height of Italian and Irish immigration, among other European countries, unless I'm talking out of my ass, was the late 1800s and early 1900s. So a lot of the mob guys we talk about have to have some blend in their DNA. To believe otherwise you would want to have a lot of snake oil in your bathroom cupboard.
IMO.
Most mob guys probably are close to 100% Italian but a significant amount HAVE to have some other DNA.
Source: I watched Larry David learn about his Native American heritage on George Lopez.
