Two more iconic old-timers to consider would be Michele (Mike) Miranda and Ettore (Terry) Zappi.

Both were very wealthy and served very minimal time in jail. Miranda was a potentially vicious guy, whereas Zappi was anything but. But they both pretty much met all the criteria I laid out earlier for our choices. Both lived successful lives and died natural deaths at ripe old ages in their own beds.

As I say the one marked difference being the propensity for violence issue. Having been the main sidekick to Vito Genovese, Miranda was without a doubt a very dangerous guy who did a lot of work in his day.

Whereas Zappi, although no pushover himself, was not an inherently vicious mafioso.