As much as some Italians want to say “ I am Italian and i hate the mob†there are / were tons of families connected in many many different ways some blood some in-laws some there parents grew up in Italy together and those bonds run deep ,so lots of people were connected legitimate and never broke a law ,some asked a favor along the way .... and no it wasn’t like The Godfather when you had to pay everything back .... something’s are what they are .