I never understood how Tony Bananas actually thought he would get away with this.
Caponigro was actually listed on the 1963 Valachi Charts as a Genovese soldier, (so it's possible that Caponigro believed they would really back him) His ties with the jersey Genoves's went back awhile but he had territory beefs with Tieri.
you'd think a guy so close to NY and being a Consiglieri, would have a better handle on mob politics.
He got no assurance from any other family.
He made no strong allies in the family (Scarfo, Testa were not involved)
and had the audacity to pull the trigger himself
Caponigro deserved his fate imo
Seems like Bananas had more balls than brains. Not stupid mind you, but maybe shouldn't have been so ballsy. If he was afraid to make a move he would have lived to fight another day.
