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Associate, Soldier, Capo
#202704
07/05/05 08:09 AM
07/05/05 08:09 AM
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Joined: Mar 2004
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Donnie Brasco, an associate, paid a percentage of his money he made to Lefty Rugierro, a soldier. He works directly for Lefty. I'm in the middle of his book and now Sonny Black, a capo, offers him to work directly for him, without first contact Lefty, his (former) mentor.
But Henry Hill, also an associate, paid a percentage to Paulie Vario, a capo. He works directly for him. Why didn't Hill have a soldier as mentor were he works for, like Donnie Brasco? Why did he worked directly for a capo?
When is an associate allowed to work for a capo (and not for a soldier)?
'This was just another Bronx tale.'
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Re: Associate, Soldier, Capo
#202706
07/05/05 12:27 PM
07/05/05 12:27 PM
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Joined: Oct 2001
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Originally posted by Yogi Barrabbas: All boils down to greed in the end! Absolutely right! Also, Juventus, you are assuming that there are hard-and-fast rules in the Mafia about who can work for whom. In general, a made man (a soldier) will be assigned to a crew. His crew chief will collect a percentage of his earnings, keep some for himself, and kick some "upstairs" to his capo. But an associate, becaue he is not "made," is like a free-lance operator--he can work for anyone who brings him into the Mafia family's business. SPOILER: One of the most exciting chapters in the book, "Donnie Brasco," is his description of a four-day "sitdown" in which Lefty Ruggiero and Tony Mirra argued over who "owned" Brasco and was entitled to a share of his earnings.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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