consigliere

mafia
Also known as: counselor

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role in Mafia

  • Paul Castellano
    In Mafia

    …or deputy director, and a consigliere, or counselor, who had considerable power and influence. Below the underboss were the caporegime, or lieutenants, who, acting as buffers between the lower echelon workers and the don himself, protected him from a too-direct association with the organization’s illicit operations. The lieutenants supervised squads…

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