I read this along time ago. I mean it explains alot. Lombardo liked to keep the feds guessing and playing musical chairs with the consig spot makes strong leaders out of alot of capos then he breaks them back to capo probaly telling them ahead of time this is only a 1 or 2 year position.
It's like bait-and-switch. After Don Vito's death, the feds were unclear on the hierarchy, but after Fish testified, it became evident that Lombardo was the real boss from 1969 to sometime in 1981.
