Speaking about the smaller families, many of these smaller crews didn't have a lot of mob "stars" in their ranks so to speak. But a definite exception was the DeCavalcante Family's Gaetano Vastola, better known as Corky.
He was a top mafioso for many decades since the 1950s, and earned millions. He was also a tough "piece of work" as the saying goes....here is his story