Gambinos Take Page From Chin Gigante's Bag Of Tricks

Gambinos Take Page From Chin Gigante's Bag Of Tricks

The Gambino crime family has a new wrinkle on the ploy that legendary Godfather Vincent (Chin) Gigante used for years to insulate himself from the long arm of the law. No, not a crazy act, but Gigante's use of an up-front boss – ably served in the Commission trial by Anthony (Fat Tony) Salerno – to take the heat if the FBI gets too close. In fact, sources say the family's Sicilian-born boss, Domenico (Italian Dom) Cefalu, and underboss, Frank Cali, have done one better than Gigante. They have a revolving panel of three septuagenarian capos who serve as the family's "street boss" in dealings with other capos and important soldiers