Originally Posted by pmac
Seems like when rusty was out in 1984 as boss he was really not that well respected in my head. Fat tony was crushing him on wiretap. Sales Vitale said he held court in a park alot. Maybe he was smart never got caught going to the sit downs. Maybe he wasn't even invited. Yet the other bosses allowed his family to make alot of guys in 76 77 ect

It's implied Chin told Fat Tony to veto Rusty's attempts to join the Commission.

@Dob_Peppino I am assuming the Bonannos had about 180 to 250 made men at the time of the Valachi hearings. During the Banana Wars, didn't Magaddino attempt to take over Montreal as well?