The changing of the crowns in the Lucchese family was not that straight forward. The RICO convictions hit them very hard, Ducks, Tom Mix, and Consigliere Tick were convicted and Buddy Luongo was supposed to take control. Christy Tick was the blue collar end in Brooklyn working out of Dyker Hts and the real money power was in the Bronx with Unions, Construction, Garment center. Before the baton could be passed Tick informed Amuso and Gas and they promptly murdered Luongo well actually Bobby Amuso was on blast.
A murderous campaign ensued of downsizing by the deadly duo of murdering the white collar millionaires with brains while brawny thugs robbed them of their lifelong rackets.
Tumac was in the middle of fighting his own RICO case in Jersey and wouldn’t meet Casso for his own safety and legal reasons but They got really pissed when Tumac gave them a pittance.
Ducks was so fucking rich he wasn’t even asking Tumac for money for decades but Casso and amuso had unbridled greed and hate in their hearts.
The passing of the baton from the greatest generation to the Baby boomers was the death knell of LCN as we knew it.