 Although the Outfit controlled the DeStefano crew's loanshark operations, the Chicago mob's ruling eschelon allowed the DeStefanos a great deal of autonomy in exchange for a percentage of the earnings.This independence might be attributed to Sam's DeStefano relationship with Outfit leader Paul "The Waiter" Ricca, who DeStefano met when both were serving time for separate crimes in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in the 1940s.During the 1960s, Mario DeStefano was the primary enforcer for the crew.