Old man Patriarca had as much power as anyone, he had deep and respected ties with all the New York families but was probably most tied in with the Genovese
The 1984 to 1989 was bad days for the Patriarcas.after Patriarca sr death his son was very weak plus the rogue FBI agent Connolly thank to the help of Bulger and Martorano arrested the underboss Jerry Angiulo e Ilario Zannino and the family split in two faction until the death of wild bill grasso.
