“They don’t want no flashy leaders, no weekly social-club meetings,” The Post reported the source as saying.
The Gambino family demoted Gene from capo — a member of the family who heads a "crew" — to soldier because he was in prison. It is not yet clear whether Gene will resume his role as capo or insist on a higher rank in the family. Reports allege that he oversaw a loan-sharking operating while he was in prison.
“Everyone hopes he will be low-key and just make a living, but that is very un-Gotti-like,” the law-enforcement official said.