Regarding Gigante, has it ever been posited that he was acting as a front for Benny Lombardo, Frank Tieri, or someone else? I could've sworn I read that somewhere before.
The Genovese leadership has been and is so deliberately labyrinthine, it can be hard to know what's what regarding who is the real power.
A lot of people thought Tony Salerno was the main answerable guy in that family until Gigante's power became known.
I've never read that Gigante was fronting for Lombardo or Tieri, but I'm sure Angelo Lonardo said he was consigliere at some point. Fratianno also says Gigante was there at a meeting with the leadership of the Genovese family. However, Cafaro never mentions him in an admin position prior to becoming boss.
