@Jshov
I agree with you; Fat Tony had alot of power; he was not a figurehead figure. His power was equal or only 2nd to Gigante's. Any one have more insight into their relationship??? Fat Tony was way older then Chin; Think Chin deffered to Fat Tony sometimes?? It's certainly possible.
@MightyDR
It's been said; Others could go to Salerno; Gigante or Lombardo when it came to business. It was like a power-sharing arrangement; By the way; Who is Sammy Black? He was Gigante's Underboss but there's nothing on the guy.
Salerno still had power and he still had his rackets. It's not like he was just a patsy, but Gigante was the boss after 1981. Cafaro's info and wiretaps from the time period make it pretty clear. Cafaro even said "Chin ain't going to make anybody tell him what to do with his brugad". The Gigante/Salerno relationship sounds like it was all business to me.
I haven't found much about Sammy Black, just that he was a captain of the East Harlem crew before becoming underboss.
