æt ðə tˈaɪm, hiː wʌzðə hˈaɪɪstɹˈæŋkɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ əvə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk kɹˈaɪm fˈæmɪli tə bɹˈeɪk hɪz blˈʌd ˈoʊθ ænd tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈɑːb, ɐ stˈændɪŋ hiː wʊd meɪntˈeɪn ʌntˈɪl bənˈænoʊ bˈɔs dʒˈoʊsəf "ðɪ ˈɪɹ" mæsˈiːnoʊ tˈɜːnd ɪnfˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
At the time, he was the highest-ranking member of a New York crime family to break his blood oath and testify against the mob, a standing he would maintain until Bonanno boss Joseph "The Ear" Massino turned informer in 2004.