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.
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.