continu ing ▁protection " ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁protection ▁money ▁( p iz zo ) ▁from ▁Sic ily ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁" You ▁have ▁to ▁sk im ▁the ▁cre am ▁off ▁the ▁milk ▁without ▁breaking ▁the ▁bott le ," ▁he ▁summar ized ▁the ▁system . ▁" Don ' t ▁throw ▁people ▁into ▁bank rupt cy ▁with ▁rid icul ous ▁dem ands ▁for ▁money . ▁Of fer ▁them ▁protection ▁instead , ▁help ▁them ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁business ▁prosper ous , ▁and ▁not ▁only ▁will ▁they ▁be ▁happy ▁to ▁pay ▁but ▁they ' ll ▁kiss ▁your ▁hands ▁out ▁of ▁grat itude ." ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁Sic ily ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁Sic ily , ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁notable . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁cap o ▁ele tt ore ▁( ward ▁he eler ) ▁of ▁D omen ico ▁De ▁M iche le ▁Ferr ant elli , ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Burg io ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁B iv ona , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁Baron ▁Ing les e . ▁He ▁exerc ised ▁influence ▁over ▁several ▁M af ia ▁cos che ▁( cl ans ) ▁in ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Bis ac qu ino , ▁Burg io , ▁Camp of ior ito , ▁Ch ius a ▁Sc la f ani , ▁Cont essa ▁Ent ell ina , ▁Cor le one , ▁and ▁Villa fran ca ▁Sic ula , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pal ermo . ▁ ▁A ▁semi -