Editing Raffaele Nostrini (crime boss) (section)

== Leadership of the organization ==
Carmine died on 4 September 1908. Raffaele succeeded him as ''capintesta'' of the Nostrini crime family.<ref name="carmine-death" /> His brothers became the first members of the ''consiglio maggiore''. Each brother advised Raffaele on the part of the business he already managed. The council administered the criminal organization. Succession within the wider [[Noord family]] remained under its existing family authority.

Raffaele hid a records office inside a property business. Its clerks kept leases and named the business owners who secretly held Nostrini property. One set of books showed tax officials the declared income. Secret ledgers recorded protection money, unpaid debts and bribes to officials. The clerks also copied contracts and kept written orders from Raffaele.

Regional managers supervised collectors in different parts of Naples. A secretary wrote down Raffaele's decisions, while a cashier checked incoming money against the ledgers. Guards protected Nostrini businesses and attacked owners who refused to pay. Couriers carried records between the main office and individual premises.

The family continued to earn money from private clubs and gambling debts. Raffaele hid some protection payments in ordinary business accounts. A shopkeeper might be forced to use a transport company chosen by the Nostrini or pay guards assigned by Luigi. The business owner collected the money and passed the family's share to Raffaele's cashier. Debtors could lose their businesses to owners selected by the Nostrini. Allied hauliers and warehouse owners also helped the family steal cargo and collect commercial debts.