Originally Posted by Cm
I’m wondering why Luisi and those guys were able to be made in Philadelphia while being from Boston. I couldn’t imagine that being approved by anyone or if it was there had to be a understanding between Boston and phily. I know he wasn’t very well liked in Boston by anyone.

The structure of the Commission had broken down by then. You could make whoever by then. Joey made Natale from Associate to Soldier to Boss not long after Ralph got out. It's always nice to seek out alliances and go through proper channels but at the end of the day a mob family is like it's own country.As long as you handle things within your own Family no one can say nothing.