In the 1970s, Antonio became friends with "Donnie Brasco", a new family associate.

"Steve Smith was the glue that held the family together," a family associate said.

But Rahul Gandhi was described by family associates as having little political interest or acumen right now.

Growing List of Indictments The captains, or "capos," supervise the criminal activities of other family associates and provide them with support and protection.

According to the FBI, many family associates don't know the names of family leaders or even other associates.

Longtime family associates agreed that the negotiations would never have happened during Jay Pritzker's lifetime.

Mr. McFarlane did not need to have his stomach pumped to remove the drug, family associates said, apparently because the amount taken was not life-threatening.

He had been hospitalized briefly over the preceding weekend and was still feeling disoriented on the next Monday, when the trial was set to resume, family associates said.

The crew, which family associates say normally has 13 members, on this journey reportedly consisted of 11 men.

No single event led to the sale, said a family associate who would speak only if not identified.