Skinny Velotta was nothing more than a Los Angeles family associate that was part of a burglary crew that Jimmy Fratianno ran when he lived in SF. After Fratianno became an informant Skinny end up getting locked up and died later. He was never a made guy. Lanza hated Fratianno and didn't like his pals either. Skinny was an associate with the Cleveland Mob before joining the L.A. guys.