But Colletti was not always capable of delivering the goods. His relentless pressure on a Palermo hospital to hire his girlfriend as a nurse came to nothing. He also promised to advance the career of Vito Cascioferro, an engineer with the telephone company, in exchange for the speedy installation of his phone; but he never made good on his promise. Still, he was apparently a man who could not say no to a friend in need.

Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Busi…, loc. 459