Frankie always said his Uncle Philly gave the Mob "integrity." That it was a man's job. When he was allegedly killed all the integrity the Mob had went feet first with Philip Giaccone. No one actually knew from police reports if Philip was killed but Annetter Giaccone, Philip's wife, "finds out through the grapevine," which basically means it's a secret death because Philip was such an honorable man. The police loved Frankies Uncle Philly because he never gave them any crap. When they came asking questions he would help them out as much as he could, but Philip was so clean when he was in the Mob he never did a second of time in jail or prison. So he was willing to help out the cops because nothing they asked could lead them on to him, the cops also knew he was in the Mob but he didn't give the cops any crap so they never really pursued him. Someone else like John Gotti, a mobster in the book, didn't give the cops any respect so they were always on his back. You could say police corruption was not the greatest during the prime of the Mob days.
Frankie remembers after his Uncle Philly's death people were getting "made" left and right. "They were nobodies and all of a sudden, they're being made. The idea was that guys who did something to help kill my uncle, they'd get made afterwards. It was a promise," Frankie recalls. The day of Philip Giaccones murder his chauffeur and bodyguard, Skin Camarada, just happened to call in sick. Frankie remembers one of the guys being made that never had a chance was Skin. Frankie starts to realize he didn't have the respect or authority he did when his Uncle Philly was captain.
-B-rich
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