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In the Mafia, when a boss makes a decision, he passes instructions down through the chain of command, rather than issue orders directly to the soldiers who carry it out. This ranking system prevents the higher levels of the organization from incrimination if a lower level member should be captured by law enforcement. A caporegime acts as an intermediary between the soldiers and the boss. USE IN POPULAR FICTION In '' The Godfather '', the characters Sal Tessio (played by Abe Vigoda ) and Pete Clemenza (played by Richard S. Castellano ) are capos in the Corleone Family who answer to Vito Corleone , (and later Michael Corleone ). THE GAMBINO CRIME FAMILY The Gambino family of Cosa Nostra is considered by most experts to be the largest and most influential Organized Crime group in the United States, with a known membership of approximately 250 formally initiated, or " Made ", members and about 600 associates. Those given new caporegime status, or those capos given expanded responsibilities, include:
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