Nick Gentile was was part of the Kansas crime family, then went to the Cleveland family until he was marked for dead where he joined the Pittsburgh family where he got into major trouble, then joined the Gambino family. Often cited as being part of Dallas and Los Angeles crime family, but the last American crime family he was with was the New Orleans crime family, this causes resentment and the Marcello brothers challenged leadership and eventually won after Gentile fled to Scily. While in the States and after he joined the Gambino family, he was one of the mouthpieces for the Commission.