It’s amazing the influence he has in upstate Saugerties New York...I talked to serp about this a while ago but just recently I met a delivery driver at my job and we got into talking about where he lives and come to find out he used to date the daughter of one of michale persico close friends. Long story short he got drunk one night and hit this women and when he woke up the next morning he realized the mistake he made. He told me he literally was afraid for his life and packed up his things and moved back to Poughkeepsie lol but yea the Michael owns half the town up there and 90% of the residents that live in Saugerties think he is a great guy and he helps out a lot whether it is donations or helping the needy. Michael is def a smart guy but he and his family still maintain the fear factor even up state.