baɪ ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, dˈɑːɹkoʊ wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɪtʃ mˈæn dˈuː tə ðɪ ˈɜːnɪŋz fɹʌm hɪz kɹˈuː ænd fɹʌm hɪz ˈoʊn lˈoʊnʃɑːɹkɪŋ poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ.
By the mid-1980s, D'Arco was becoming a rich man due to the earnings from his crew and from his own loansharking portfolio.