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==Current members==
===Ray Argentina===
'''Ray Argentina''' is a soldier in the [[The Vario Crew|Brooklyn faction]]. His younger brother Peter Argentina is an associate in the family.<ref name="Argentina car heist 1988">{{cite news |title=4 Alleged Mob Figures Guilty in Truck Holdup |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-05-03-9205030642-story.html |access-date=28 August 2021 |website=The Orlando Sentinel |date=3 May 1992}}</ref> In 1992, Argentina along with [[Louis Daidone]], Alan Taglianetti and Robert Molinelli were found guilty in the $1.2 million robbery of an armored truck in Brooklyn in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|title=4 Guilty in 1988 Robbery|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/01/nyregion/4-guilty-in-1988-robbery.html|website=The New York Times|date=May 1, 1992
|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony">{{cite news |last1=Anglen |first1=Robert  |author2= Gundran, Robert |title=Frank Gioia Jr.'s Mafia associates and their crimes, fates |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2017/10/31/mafia-frank-gioia-mobsters-luchese-genovese-organized-crime-fates/777683001/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |agency=News |publisher=The Republic - Azcentral |date=31 October 2017}}</ref> In 2001, Argentina was indicted along with Louis Gampero and Ken Cardona they were charged with a $3.2 million illegal mortgage fraud activities in Brooklyn, upstate New York and Long Island, and running a cocaine ring in Long Island.<ref>{{cite news|last=Feuer|first=Alan|title=Indictment Says Mob Is Linked To a Mortgage Fraud Operation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/nyregion/indictment-says-mob-is-linked-to-a-mortgage-fraud-operation.html?scp=1&sq=Ray%20Argentina&st=cse|website=The New York Times|date=March 29, 2001|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Argentina and Gampero">{{cite news |last1=Gearty |first1=Robert |title=$3.4M Federal Scam Rap. Reputed mobster & 10 charged with mortgage fraud |url=http://www.americanmafia.com/News/3-29-01_Mobster_and_10_Mortgage_Fraud.html |access-date=8 April 2023 |agency=News Paper |work=New York Daily News |date=29 March 2001}}</ref><ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> On April 5, 2019, Argentina was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Ray&Middle=&LastName=Argentina&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=26&y=17|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Ray Argentina"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=September 11, 2021|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918002454/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Ray&Middle=&LastName=Argentina&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=26&y=17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Carmine Avellino===
'''Carmine Avellino''' (born July 15, 1944) is a caporegime operating a crew in Long Island. He is the younger brother to mobster [[Salvatore Avellino]]. On April 20, 1983, the FBI recorded a conversation between Carmine and his brother Salvatore Avellino Jr. as they discussed a dispute over a craps game that Carmine had was operating because mobster Aniello Migliore complained to Underboss Salvatore Santoro about Carmine's game it was cutting into Migliore's profits, Salvatore told his brother Carmine, that he should have spoken to his caporegime Joseph Capra before opening the game.<ref name="Capra Avellino Santoro">{{cite book |last1=New York Court |title=New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs. 75 NY2D 434, Appendix Part 2, People v. Vespucci |page=A575 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8JrOb_DXROYC&q=capra |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> In 1984, Avellino and his brother Salvatore had a sitdown with [[Bonanno crime family]] members Steven Cannone, [[Joseph Massino]], [[Salvatore Vitale]] over ''King Caterers''.<ref>DeStefano, p. 302-303</ref> It was decided that Avellino would leave ''King Caterers'', a [[Farmingdale, Long Island]] company that sold pre-cooked dishes to street vendors alone because the company was protected by the Bonanno family.<ref>Raab, p. 642-643</ref> On January 29, 1988, Carmine Avellino was added to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement exclusion list.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Carmine Avellino |url= https://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/exclusion/avellino_carmine.htm|publisher=March 10, 1988 |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref> In 1995, Avellino was indicted along with his brother Salvatore Avellino, [[Anthony Baratta (organized criminal)|Anthony Baratta]], Frank Federico and Rocco Vitulli for the August 1989, murders of Robert Kubecka and Donald Barstow.<ref name="Jacobs p.87">Jacobs, p. 87</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fried|first=Joseph P.|title=Mob, Murder and Garbage: A Connection Is Reordered|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/09/nyregion/mob-murder-and-garbage-a-connection-is-reordered.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm|website=The New York Times|date=January 9, 1995|access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/>
Avellino was released from prison on February 25, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Carmine+&Middle=&LastName=Avellino&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211223454/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Carmine+&Middle=&LastName=Avellino&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2012|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Carmine Avellino"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> On May 13, 2014, Avellino was charged with sending Lucchese associates and brothers Michael and Daniel Capra, in 2010 to collect a $100,000 loan and assaulting a 70-year-old man.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marzulli|first=John P.|title=Notorious gangster charged with using mob goons to collect money from 70-year-old deadbeat|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/gangster-accused-goons-force-deadbeat-pay-article-1.1791234|website=New York Daily News|date=May 13, 2014|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, the FBI observed a sit-down on Long Island between Avellino and a member in Avellino's crew Michael DeSantis along with Brooklyn capo John Castellucci and a member of Castellucci's crew John Cerrella over an illegal criminal activity between DeSantis, Cerrella and Castellucci.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> On August 12, 2016, Avellino pleaded guilty to an extortionate collection of credit conspiracy. On May 23, 2017, Avellino was sentenced to 1 year of house arrest, 5 years' probation and fined $100,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Member And Associates Of The Lucchese Crime Family Plead Guilty To Extortion Conspiracy|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/member-and-associates-lucchese-crime-family-plead-guilty-extortion-conspiracy|website=FBI|date=16 August 2016 |access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> His attorney stated during the trial that Avellino had suffered 2 heart attacks and is suffering from Parkinson's disease.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aging Lucchese family mobster gets a year of house arrest for ordering shakedown of man he loaned $100G|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/aging-mobster-house-arrest-ordering-loan-shakedown-article-1.3189341|access-date=4 November 2017|agency=The New York Daily News}}</ref>
===Salvatore Avellino===
{{Main|Salvatore Avellino}}
===Anthony Baratta===
[[File:FBI Anthony Casso, Anthony Baratta and Peter Chiodo of Lucchese crime family.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[FBI]] surveillance photograph of Baratta, Casso and Chiodo]]
'''Anthony "Bowat" Baratta''' (born July 3, 1938) is the current consigliere in the family. Baratta was the former capo of the Harlem crew.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> In 1978, Baratta was made into the family and operated with the [[Bronx, New York|Bronx]] faction.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> Baratta owned a restaurant in [[Italian Harlem|East Harlem]] and regularly spent time at Rao's on Pleasant Avenue.<ref name="Baratta p.291">Capeci, Robbins p.290-291</ref> In the early 1980s, Baratta was promoted to capo of the "Harlem Crew", controlling the [[Pleasant Avenue]] [[drug trafficking|narcotics ring]] in East Harlem and other rackets in the Bronx and Long Island.<ref name="Volkman p.307">Volkman, pp.307-308</ref> Baratta placed soldier Joseph Massaro in charge of running his Long Island topless bars operations.<ref name="Volkman p.307"/><ref name="Capeci Gangland p.142">Capeci, (Gang Land, 2003) [https://books.google.com/books?id=2v-nBIJYNC4C&q=baratta&pg=PR9 "November  9, 1993 Really Long Wait for Sign from God" p.142-143]</ref> In 1980, Baratta and Massaro started a feud with the Bonanno family, when Massaro began taking over the Bonanno's topless bars.<ref name="Capeci Gangland p.142"/> FBI agent [[Joseph D. Pistone]], who was working undercover in the Bonanno's as "Donnie Brasco", heard of the two families having a sit-down over Long Island topless bars.<ref name="Volkman p.307"/><ref name="Capeci Gangland p.142"/>
In November 1989, Baratta along with boss Vic Amuso, underboss Anthony Casso, capos Al D'Arco, Sal Avellino, Peter Chiodo, Bobby Amuso and Frank Lastorino inducted Richie Pagliarulo, Mike DeSantis, Frank Federico and two others into the family.<ref name="Capeci, Robbins p.260-261">Capeci, Robbins p.260-261</ref> In January 1991, boss Vic Amuso and underboss Anthony Casso went into hiding and promoted Al D'Arco to acting boss, Baratta was promoted to acting underboss and Steven Crea to acting consigliere.<ref name="Baratta p.291"/> In 1991, Baratta serving as acting underboss viewed a [[Genovese crime family|Genovese family]] list of proposed new members, he commented to D'Arco, after seeing the name Ralph Desimone ''"He is a rat."''.<ref name="Appelle 1998">{{cite news|title=United States of America, Appellee, v. Liborio Bellomo|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/176/580/596920/|website=Justia Law|access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref> A sit-down was arranged between the two families. The Genovese family acting boss [[Liborio Bellomo]], acting underboss Michael Generoso and consigliere [[James Ida]] attended the meeting to discuss "Ralph Desimone" with Lucchese's acting boss Al D'Arco and Baratta as acting underboss.<ref name="Appelle 1998"/> The Genovese leaders asked Baratta about Desimone he said "Desimone had been a government witness", the Genovese leaders leave saying "will take care of it".<ref name="Appelle 1998"/> On June 13, 1991, Desimone's dead body was found in a trunk of a car at [[LaGuardia Airport]].<ref name="Appelle 1998"/>
[[File:Chiodo baratta lastorino.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[FBI]] surveillance photograph of Baratta, Lastorino and Chiodo]]
In early September 1991, Amuso demoted D'Arco and created a "Ruling panel" to run the family, Baratta became a member along with Salvatore Avellino, Frank Lastorino and Alpnonse D'Arco.<ref name="Capeci Robbins p.334">Capeci and Robbins p.334-339</ref> Baratta was also given control of the Garment center racket with Sidney Liberman.<ref name="Capeci Robbins p.334"/> Amuso transferred Patty Dellorusso, a soldier in charge of running the airport rackets from Al D'Arco crew into Baratta's crew.<ref name="Capeci Robbins p.334"/> Baratta was in charge of arranging the panel meetings the first was held in East Harlem.<ref name="Capeci Robbins p.334"/> On September 18, 1991, Baratta along with capo Frank Lastorino and soldiers Mike DeSantis and Frankie Frederico conspired to kill Alphonse D'Arco in the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan but failed, D'Arco defected on September 21, 1991, and became a government witness.<ref name="Capeci, Robbins pp.345-351">Capeci, Robbins pp.345-351</ref><ref name="Capeci, Robbins p.3">Capeci, Robbins p.3</ref> The ruling panel continued to control the family in October 1991, they inducted (made) Thomas D'Ambrosia, Joseph Tortorello Jr., Frank Gioia Jr., Gregory Cappello and Jody Calabrese into the Lucchese family.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> In June 1992, Baratta was jailed <ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> on murder and racketeering charges.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/><ref name="Capeci p.225"/>
In November 1993, Baratta took a plea deal <ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.<ref name="Caeci Gangland pp.223">Capeci, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2v-nBIJYNC4C&q=baratta pp.223-224] (Gangland, 2003)</ref><ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> In January 1995, Baratta was indicted along with Carmine Avellino, Frank Federico and Rocco Vitulli on the August 1989, murders of Robert M. Kubecka and Donald Barstow two executives of a Long Island trash-collection company.<ref>Jacobs, Friel, Raddick pp.87</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fried|first=Joseph P.|title=Mob, Murder and Garbage: A Connection Is Reordered|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/09/nyregion/mob-murder-and-garbage-a-connection-is-reordered.html?src=pm|website=New York Times|date=January 9, 1995|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> In September 1996, Baratta was imprisoned in the [[Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville|Otisville Federal Correctional Institution]].<ref name="Caeci Gangland pp.223"/> He began working with [[DeCavalcante crime family]] associates in trafficking  Asian [[heroin]].<ref name="Caeci Gangland pp.223"/> On September 23, 1997, Baratta along with Albert Puco and twelve others were arrested and charged with [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] to sell narcotics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Greg|title=Feds Nab 14 on Drug Rap|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/feds-nab-14-drug-rap-article-1.773405|website=New York Daily News|date=September 24, 1997|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> Baratta was sentenced to eight years in prison. Baratta was released from prison on September 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate locator "Anthony Baratta"|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|website=New York Daily News|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref>
===John Baudanza===
'''John Baudanza''' is a soldier, who operated in his father-in-law [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Domenico Cutaia|Domenico Cutaia]]'s [[The Vario Crew|Brooklyn crew]].<ref name="Gallo, Randazzo p.449">Gallo and Randazzo, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Iie-H_K9CqcC&dq=Domenico+Cutaia&pg=PA449 p.449]</ref> His father Carmine and uncle Joseph are both members of the [[Colombo crime family|Colombo family]].<ref name="Baudanza">{{cite web|url=https://www.nysun.com/new-york/another-mob-surname-comes-to-the-fore|title=Another Mob Surname Comes to the Fore|author=Jerry Capci|publisher=New York Sun|date=May 4, 2006|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705211106/https://www.nysun.com/new-york/another-mob-surname-comes-to-the-fore|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the early 1990s, Baudanza worked with his cousin Joseph M. Baudanza running stock fraud crimes for the Colombo family.<ref name="Baudanza"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Weiss|first=Gary|title=The Mob is Busier than the Feds Think|url=http://www.businessweek.com/1997/50/b3557008.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990423171649/http://www.businessweek.com/1997/50/b3557008.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 1999|magazine=BusinessWeek|date=December 4, 1997|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> He married Danielle Cutaia the daughter of Domenico Cutaia a capo in the Lucchese family.<ref name="Gallo, Randazzo p.449"/><ref name="Baudanza"/> In 1995, he was inducted into the Lucchese family.<ref name="Gallo, Randazzo p.449"/>
On March 23, 2006, Baudanza was indicted along with his father Carmine, his uncle Joseph, Colombo family soldier Craig Marino, Colombo family associates Craig Leszczak, Robert Podlog and Arthur Gunning on racketeering charges related to operating a "[[pump and dump]]" stock scam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2007/2007Apr17.html|title=Seven Members and Associates of the Colombo and Luchese Organized Crime Families Plead Plead Guilty to Racketeering and extortion in Connection with Boiler Room Stock Fraud Schemes|publisher=United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York|date=April 17, 2007|access-date=September 20, 2012|archive-date=September 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921170716/http://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2007/2007Apr17.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Baudanza"/> He pleaded guilty on April 17, 2007, to extortion charges. In December 2007, he was sentenced to seven years in prison.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hedge Fund Mobster Gets Seven Years|url=http://www.finalternatives.com/node/3142|publisher=FINalternatives|date=December 19, 2007|access-date=September 20, 2012|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314221441/http://www.finalternatives.com/node/3142|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2008, Baudanza was indicted along with his father-in-law capo Domenico Cutaia, soldiers Salavatore Cutaia, Michael Corcione, associates Steven Lapella, Victor Sperber, Louis Colello, and John Rodopolous on loansharking, illegal gambling and extortion charges.<ref name="Cutaia crew 2008">{{cite news|last=Harrell|first=Jeff|title=Staten Island father, son indicted in new mob sweep |url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/4_staten_islanders_named_in_mo.html|publisher=Staten Island Live|date=February 28, 2008|access-date=January 7, 2018}}</ref> He was released from prison on July 31, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "John Baudanza" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=August 7, 2015}}</ref>
===Dominick Capelli===
'''Dominick "Nicky Pepsi" Capelli''' is a soldier in the Bronx crew of former capo [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Salvatore DiSimone|Salvatore DiSimone]] operating a large illegal gambling operation in Westchester.<ref name="Capelli Westchester Gambling 2018">{{cite news |title=Supreme court of State of New York County of Westchester v Dominick Capelli |url=https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/indictment_250-2018.pdf |access-date=12 September 2021 |agency=New York Department of Justice |date=2018}}</ref> On October 1, 2009, Capelli was indicted along with acting capo Andrew DiSimone and associates John Alevis, Peter Veltri, Tomislav Dobrilovic, Seth Trustman, Steven Mayer, Clemente Castracucco, Edgar Concepcion, Paul Cuzzo, Ernest Cuzzo, Anthony Cuzzo, Vincent Laface, Thomas Mantey, Paul Aust, Philip Mercurio, Michael Silverman, Anthony Garcia and Osama Ghoubrial on bribery and illegal gambling charges uncovered during the federal investigation dubbed "Operation Open House".<ref name="49 indicted 2009"/><ref name="Raid DiSimone and Capelli">{{cite news|title=United States vs. DeSimone, Capelli|url=http://files.courthousenews.com/2009/10/02/NYArrests.pdf|newspaper=CourtHouseNews.com|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=May 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513224647/http://files.courthousenews.com/2009/10/02/NYArrests.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 30, 2013, Capelli was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Dominick Capelli" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> On March 27, 2018, the New York State Attorney Generals Office - Organized Crime Task Force concluded its investigation deemed “Operation The Vig Is Up” and three separate indictments were released the first charged Capelli and his crew based out of New Rochelle with loan sharking and bookmaking activities the second charged Michael Lepore and Vincent Tardibuono with running an online bookmaking operation via website and the finale indictment charged Lucien Cappello with criminal sale of a controlled substance.<ref>{{cite web|title=A.G. Schneiderman Announces Indictments Of 10 Individuals With Alleged Ties To The Lucchese Organized Crime Family For Large-Scale Illegal Loan Sharking And Bookmaking Activities|url=https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-indictments-10-individuals-alleged-ties-lucchese-organized|work=New York State Attorney General|date=March 27, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613040937/https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-indictments-10-individuals-alleged-ties-lucchese-organized|url-status=dead}}</ref> Capelli was arrested and charged along with his crew of associates Robert Wagner, Frank McKiernan, Anthony Martino, Michael Wagner, Steve Murray, Seth Trustman, Richard Caccavale, Robert Wagner Jr. and Jessica Bismark on loan-sharking operation operating from the Bronx and Westchester County that collected interest payouts exceeding a million dollars just during the approximately one-year investigation.<ref>{{cite news|last=McShane|first=Larry|title=10 Luchese mobsters cuffed in loan-sharking ring in the Bronx, Westchester|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/10-luchese-mobsters-cuffed-n-y-loan-sharking-ring-article-1.3899349|newspaper=The New York Daily News|date=March 27, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Capelli Westchester Gambling 2018"/>
===John Capra===
'''John "Johnny Hooks" Capra''' (born April 6, 1940) was a capo with operations in [[the Bronx]] and [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]. During 1969 to 1973, Capra controlled a heroin distribution network from Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem.<ref name="Capra heroin 1960s">{{cite book |last1=Scott M. Deitche |title=Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang |date=2022 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538153574 |page=7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhJgEAAAQBAJ&dq=capra+steven+beansie+dellacava&pg=PA7 |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> In 1973, Capra was indicted along with his associate Steven "Beansie Dellacava on drug trafficking charges related to heroin and cocaine.<ref name="Capra heroin 1960s"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control |title=Summary of Testimony and Findings and Conclusions Resulting from Hearings in New York on Drug Law Enforcement: Second Interim Report of the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session |date=1977 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=95 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fb-iqK-hqb0C&dq=heroin+Dellacava&pg=PA95 |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> In February 1995, Capra was indicted along with capo Joseph Giampa, Gennaro "Gerry Giampa" Vittorio, Joseph Gaito, James McManus, Benjamin Segarra and Elliot Porco and charged them with RICO, conspiring to import narcotics, transport stolen vehicles and establishing a gambling operation.<ref name="Giampa crew & Capra">{{cite web |title=United States v. Giampa, 904 F. Supp. 235 (D.N.J. 1995) |date= August 17, 1995|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/904/235/1762924/ |publisher=Law Justia |access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> The indictment revealed that Capra was made member in the Lucchese family but was a member of a different crew other than the Giampa crew.<ref name="Giampa crew & Capra"/> In the early 2000s, the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice secretly recorded conversations during one of these conversations [[Matthew Madonna]] discussed how they placed John Capra in charge of the New Jersey crew in order to bring back peace between the factions.<ref name="Perna Family">{{cite news|last=Anastasia|first=George|title=All in the Family|url=http://jerseymanmagazine.com/all-in-the-family/|publisher=Jersey Man Magazine|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080719/http://jerseymanmagazine.com/all-in-the-family/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Capra was later succeeded as capo of the New Jersey crew by Nicodemo S. Scarfo, who was later replaced by Ralph V. Perna.<ref name="Perna Family"/> In 2005, Capra was indicted along with Lucchese family associates Al Alvarez and Mark Denuzio, [[Genovese crime family]] soldier Pasquale Deluca, [[Gambino crime family]] acting boss [[Arnold Squitieri]], acting underboss [[Anthony Megale]], capo [[Gregory DePalma]] and others on extortion charges in Westchester and illegal gambling charges in the Bronx.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gray|first=Geoffrey|title=Massive Indictment Rocks Gambino Family|url=http://www.nysun.com/new-york/massive-indictment-rocks-gambino-family/10342/|newspaper=New York Sun|date=March 10, 2005|access-date=November 19, 2012|archive-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011212532/http://www.nysun.com/new-york/massive-indictment-rocks-gambino-family/10342/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/squitieri_gambino/gambino_Squitieri_Indictment_pr.htm|title=U.S. Charges Acting Boss, Acting Underboss and top leaders of Gambino crime family with Racketeering and other crimes|publisher=Department of Justice|date=March 9, 2005|access-date=November 19, 2012|archive-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902233543/http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/squitieri_gambino/gambino_Squitieri_Indictment_pr.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=United States Attorney Southern District of New York |title=Acting Underboss of Gambino Crime Family Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Feeral Prison for Racketeering and Extortion of Three Area Businesses|date=September 6, 2006 |url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nys/pressreleases/September06/megalesentencingpr.pdf |access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> Capra received an eighteen-month sentence<ref>Garcia, [https://books.google.com/books?id=9WE0x0u1NjMC&q=capra&pg=PA363 p. 363].</ref> and was released from federal prison on September 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Capra&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=69&y=4 |title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "John Capra" |publisher=Bop.gov |access-date=November 19, 2012 |archive-date=September 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920175250/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Capra&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=69&y=4 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Michael Capra===
'''Michael "Mikey Cap" Capra''' is a made member in the Bronx faction and a former acting captain. In 1994, Capra along with Genovese capo James Messera, Genovese soldier Ernest Muscarella, Lucchese soldier Peter "Jacko" Vario, Lucchese soldier Michael Labarbara Jr. and others came under a corruption investigation for their involvement during the 1980s of the Mason Tenders District Council of Laborers International Union.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Diane B. De Forest, United States. Department of Justice. Criminal Division. Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. Washington Staff |title=Civil RICO A Manual for Federal Prosecutors |date=1988 |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section |pages=157–158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JrR7AuZr2KUC&q=capra |access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> In 1995, Capra was identified as an acting capo in the Lucchese family during a trial of capo Joseph Giampa and his crew members.<ref name="Giampa crew & Capra"/>
===Vincent Casablanca===
'''Vincent "Vinny" Casablanca''' (1967) is a soldier operating from the Bronx. In August 2016, Casablanca was indicted along with 45 other mobsters from the Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Bonanno, and Philadelphia crime families; he was charged with conspiracy to extort and contraband cigarettes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-charges-46-leaders-members-and-associates-several-organized-crime|title=Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 46 Leaders, Members, And Associates Of Several Organized Crime Families Of La Cosa Nostra With Wide-Ranging Racketeering Charges|publisher=Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of New York.|date=August 4, 2016 |access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> On October 30, 2018, he was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Vincent Casablanca" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
===Paul Cassano===
'''Paul "Paulie Roast Beef" Cassano''' (1979) is a soldier in the Bronx faction. On August 4, 2016, Cassano, was indicted along with 45 others on charges of criminal activities throughout the East Coast.<ref name="East Coast - 46 arrested in 2016">{{cite news |last1=Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York |title=Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 46 Leaders, Members, And Associates Of Several Organized Crime Families Of La Cosa Nostra With Wide-Ranging Racketeering Charges |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-charges-46-leaders-members-and-associates-several-organized-crime |access-date=12 March 2023 |agency=Department of Justice |publisher=Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York |date=4 August 2016}}</ref> On May 31, 2017, Cassano along with Acting Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr., Consigliere Joseph DiNapoli, Capo Steven Crea Jr., and others were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder, narcotics (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, prescribed medication), and firearms offenses.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> The indictment charged Cassano and Lucchese soldier Vincent Bruno with the 2012 attempted murder of a Bonanno family associate.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> In 2012, a group of Bonanno family associates forced their way into a Lucchese family Bronx social club and one of the Bonanno associates offended Underboss Steven L. Crea.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/> After the intrusion Steven Crea ordered his son capo Steven D. Crea Jr. to have the Bonanno associate killed and Crea Jr. passed the order to Cassano and Bruno.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/> The next night Cassano and Bruno went to kill the Bonanno associate in his Bronx residence but they failed. The murder was never carried out and the dispute between both was settled.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/> In 2017, Cassano pled guilty to attempted assault in aid of racketeering and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.<ref name="Bruno 2018"/><ref name="Cassano and Venice">{{cite news |last1=Spillance |first1=Matt |title=New Rochelle mobster Steven Crea sentenced to prison |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2020/01/30/steven-crea-new-rochelle-luchese-crime-family-captain-sentenced/4618990002/ |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=Rockland/Westchester Journal News |date=January 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020"/> Cassano was released from prison on September 20, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Paul Cassano" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref>
===Eugene Castelle===
[[File:Eugene Castelle prison mugshot.png|150px|thumb|DOJ mugshot of Castelle in 2017]]
'''Eugene "Boopsie" Castelle''' is a soldier, former captain and a former acting underboss. Castelle has two brothers John Castellucci a member of the "Bensonhurst crew" and Anthony Castelle the owner of "Coney Island Container" a private carting company that came under investigation for a suspicious fire in 2009.<ref name="Castelle brothers">{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Tina|title=Cart Co. probed for mob ties: City looks into moonlighting owner's brothers, suspicious fire|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-09-29/news/17936426_1_mob-suspicious-fire-big-john|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514073913/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-09-29/news/17936426_1_mob-suspicious-fire-big-john|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2012|website=New York Daily News|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> In 1997, Castelle was charged with bribing guards to smuggle food and steroids into the Brooklyn [[Metropolitan Detention Center]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Helen|title=Feds End Mob Bigs Buy & Cell|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/feds-mob-bigs-buy-cell-article-1.768106|website=New York Daily News|date=May 23, 1997|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> From 1998 to 2000, Castelle served as acting underboss, while operating from Bath Ave in Brooklyn.<ref>{{cite news|last=Claffey|first=Mike|author2=McPhee, Michele|title=Suspect's Styled as Old-Time Gangster|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-11-29/news/18154768_1_castelle-luchese-law-enforcement|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514075454/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-11-29/news/18154768_1_castelle-luchese-law-enforcement|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2012|website=New York Daily News|date=November 29, 2000|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> On November 12, 2000, Castelle was indicted along with capo Joseph Tangorra, soldiers Joseph Truncale and Scott Gervasi and associates John Castellucci, Lester Ellis and Robert Greenberg on drug trafficking, extortion and loansharking charges.<ref name="Castelle's crew">{{cite news|last=Claffey|first=Mike|title=Feds Charge Seven In Mob Terror Spree|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-11-29/news/18161535_1_castelle-luchese-bensonhurst|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125105311/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-11-29/news/18161535_1_castelle-luchese-bensonhurst|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2011|website=New York Daily News|date=November 29, 2000|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref>
On August 28, 2008, Castelle was released from prison.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Eugene&Middle=&LastName=Castelle&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=47&y=9|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Eugene Castelle"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=October 4, 2012|archive-date=September 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920175345/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Eugene&Middle=&LastName=Castelle&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=47&y=9|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 26, 2016, Eugene Castelle along with Anthony Grecco, Gaetano "Tommy" Zuccarello, Vincent Mormile, Theodore Vasilakis and Ioannis "John" Dinos <ref>{{cite news|last=Liotta|first=Paul|title=2 Staten Islanders busted in mob-linked Internet gambling ring, officials say|url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/six_-_including_two_staten_isl.html|publisher=SILive|date=May 31, 2016|access-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref> were arrested and charged with running an online gambling operation that made over $13 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carrega-Woodby|first=Christina|title=Six Arrested After Gambling Website managed by Lucchese crime family member is shut down, prosecutors say|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/gambling-website-mob-ties-shut-arrested-article-1.2651400|website=New York Daily News|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref> On January 12, 2018, Castelle, along with Bonanno family Acting Boss Joseph Cammarano Jr. and seven other members of the Bonanno family and one member of the Genovese family were arrested and charged with racketeering and loan sharking related offenses.<ref>{{cite news|last=DeGregory|first=Priscilla|author2=Italiano, Laura|title='Boobsie','Porky' among names in Bonanno mob bust|url=https://nypost.com/2018/01/12/boobsie-grumpy-among-names-in-bonanno-mob-bust/|access-date=14 January 2018|agency=NY Post|date=January 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Acting Bonanno Crime Family Boss, Others With Colorful Nicknames, Face Racketeering Charges|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/12/bonanno-crime-family-arrests/|access-date=14 January 2018|agency=CBS NEWS|date=January 12, 2018}}</ref> In the indictment Castelle was charged with conspiracy to commit extortion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bekiempis|first=Victoria|author2=McShane, Larry|title=Acting Bonanno mob boss, high-ranking family leaders busted in racketeering takedown|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/suspected-bonanno-mobsters-busted-racketeering-related-charges-article-1.3753152|access-date=14 January 2018|agency=NY Daily News|date=January 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Acting Boss Of Bonanno Organized Crime Family And 9 Other Members Of La Cosa Nostra Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering And Related Offenses|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/acting-boss-bonanno-organized-crime-family-and-9-other-members-la-cosa-nostra-charged|access-date=14 January 2018|agency=U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York|date=January 12, 2018}}</ref> In May 2019, Castelle's illegal gambling trial began and former Lucchese family soldier turned government witness John Pennisi testified against him.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> On May 31, 2019, Castelle was found guilty of conspiracy to commit racketeering and of operating an illegal gambling business.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luchese Soldier Convicted Of Racketeering And Illegal Gambling Offenses|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/luchese-soldier-convicted-racketeering-and-illegal-gambling-offenses|access-date=June 9, 2019|agency=U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York|date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> He was sentenced to over six years in prison for running an illegal sports betting website.<ref name="Castelle coronavirus">{{cite news |last1=GOLDBERG |first1=Noah |last2= BROWN |first2=STEPHEN REX |title=Two inmates with NYC mob ties seek release due to coronavirus fears |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-mobsters-release-federal-jail-20200330-2ewiz43qorfgfogazzpnh4fbvi-story.html |access-date=23 August 2020 |work=New York Daily News |date=30 March 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, Castelle requested a release from prison due to coronavirus fears.<ref name="Castelle coronavirus"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ostapiuk |first1=Joseph |title=Two Staten Islanders with mob ties seek release from prison due to coronavirus |url=https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/two-staten-islanders-with-mob-ties-seek-release-from-prison-due-to-coronavirus.html |access-date=23 August 2020 |publisher=Staten Island Live.com |date=30 March 2020}}</ref> Castelle was released from prison on April 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Eugene Castelle" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> On April 3, 2020, Castelle was released from prison on bail to await his appeal of his 2019 illegal gambling conviction due to health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spezzamonte |first1=Irene |title=Two alleged S.I. mobsters released from prison due to the coronavirus |url=https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/two-alleged-si-mobsters-released-from-prison-due-to-the-coronavirus.html |access-date=23 August 2020 |publisher=Staten Island Live.com |date=22 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Noah |title=Two NYC mobsters released from prison over coronavirus concerns caught COVID-19 while in home confinement|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-mobsters-luchese-spinelli-castelle-caught-coronavirus-20200701-z4qi7ngs6nferbjo6nm2lrzoii-story.html |access-date=23 August 2020 |work=New York Daily News |date=1 July 2020}}</ref> In 2021, Castelle was ordered to surrender and was re-incarcerated and released from prison on October 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Eugene Castelle" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref>
===John Castellucci===
'''John "Big John" Castellucci''' (born June 18, 1959), (surname alternatively spelled '''Castelucci'''), he is also known as '''"John Castelle"''',<ref name="Castelle Local 282"/> is the former capo of the "[[The Vario Crew|Brooklyn faction]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Big John Heads Bklyn Crew|publisher=Gang Land News|date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> Castellucci has two brothers, Eugene Castelle, a member of the Bensonhurst crew, and Anthony Castelle, the owner of "Coney Island Container", a private carting company that came under investigation for a suspicious fire in 2009.<ref name="Castelle brothers"/> On November 12, 2000, Castellucci was indicted along with acting underboss Eugene Castelle, capo Joseph Tangorra, soldiers Joseph Truncale and Scott Gervasi and associates Lester Ellis and Robert Greenberg on drug trafficking, extortion and loansharking charges.<ref name="Castelle's crew"/> Castellucci was released from prison on October 20, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Castellucci&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212033028/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Castellucci&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 12, 2012|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "John Castellucci"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref>
In 2010, Castellucci was under investigation of the Independent Review Board of the [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters]] for his connection with the Lucchese family.<ref name="Castelle Local 282">{{cite web|url=http://irbcases.wrlc.org/bitstream/handle/38989/c014qrg6t/gwu_ibt_irb_case_00672_irb.pdf?sequence=1|title=International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 282 John Castelle|publisher=Independent Review Board|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=May 26, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001030/http://irbcases.wrlc.org/bitstream/handle/38989/c014qrg6t/gwu_ibt_irb_case_00672_irb.pdf?sequence=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> Castellucci become a Local 282 member in April 2006, which he was permanently barred from holding membership in or any position within the IBT.<ref name="Castelle Local 282"/> During the investigation it was reported that Castellucci worked for Andrews Trucking Corporation a company controlled by alleged Gambino family associate Joseph Spinnato.<ref name="Castelle Local 282"/> The investigation also reported that Local 295 principal officer Anthony Calagna and Local 295 steward Patrick Dellorusso, were both members of the Lucchese family while Locals 813 and 1034 member Bernard Adelstein, Local 522 member John Ferrara and Local 560 member Onofrio Mezzina were found to be associates of the Lucchese family.<ref name="Castelle Local 282"/> Castellucci was observed during the investigation on March 9, 2010, at a social club at 3205 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx for a "walk and talk" with [[Steven Crea]], who the FBI identified as the head of the Lucchese family.<ref name="Castelle Local 282"/> In 2013, a secret initiation ceremony for John Pennisi was conducted in a Staten Island home by acting boss Matthew Madonna and Castellucci.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.silive.com/news/2019/06/how-luccheses-turned-staten-island-into-mob-stronghold-down-to-secret-initiation-ritual.html|title=Inside a secret Mafia initiation ritual in Staten Island basement|publisher=Staten Island Live|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> In May 2014, the FBI observed a sit-down on Long Island between Castellucci a member of his crew John Cerrella and Long Island capo Carmine Avellino and a member in Avellino's crew soldier Michael DeSantis over an illegal criminal activity between DeSantis, Cerrella and Castellucci.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/>
On May 31, 2017, John Castellucci along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr., Consigliere Joseph DiNapoli and other members of the family were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder, narcotics (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, prescribed medication), and firearms offenses.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> In January 2019, Castellucci and Joseph DiNapoli pleaded guilty and await sentencing.<ref name="Datello guilty">{{cite news|last=Wassef|first=Mira|title=Reputed S.I. mobster who planned to whack witness gets 14 years in prison|url=https://www.silive.com/news/2019/01/reputed-si-mobster-who-planned-to-whack-witness-gets-14-years-in-prison.html|date=September 26, 2018|newspaper=Staten Island Advance|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> He was sentenced to 37 months in prison and received a $150,000 fine on racketeering conspiracy.<ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-27 |title=Final Mafia Member In 2017 Takedown Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Racketeering, And Other Crimes |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/final-mafia-member-2017-takedown-sentenced-life-prison-murder-racketeering-and-other |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref>  In May 2019, government informant John Pennisi testified that Castellucci's-Brooklyn crew (formerly Amuso-Casso's old crew) is now based in Tottenville section of Staten Island.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> On January 18, 2022, Castellucci was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Bureau of Prison: Find an Inmate: John Castelucci: Inmate Register Number: 79161-054|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ |website=Federal Bureau of Prison |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref>
===John Cerrella===
'''John "Johnny Sideburns" Cerrella''' is a soldier in the [[The Vario Crew|Brooklyn faction]]. Cerrella once served as an acting capo of [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Domenico Cutaia|Domenico Cutaia's]] [[The Vario Crew|crew]]. Cerrella was raised in Harlem, New York before moving to Florida.<ref name="Sideburns pt1">{{cite web |last1=Pennisi |first1=John |title=Nefarious Ways of Johnny Sideburns |url=https://sitdownnews.com/nefarious-ways/ |date= 10 January 2021 |website=Sitdownnews |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref> During the early 1970s, Cerrella became an associate to Genovese family member Pasquale "Paddy Mac" Macchiarole, whose crew operated in New York and Florida.<ref name="Sideburns pt1"/> Cerrella relocated to [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], Florida after members of the Macchiarole crew were murdered.<ref name="Sideburns pt1"/><ref name="Cerrella 98">{{cite news|last=Norman|first=Bob|title=The Miniacis and the Mafiosi: Investigators are discovering a number of links between beach developers Albert and Dominick Miniaci and Broward underworld figures|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/the-miniacis-and-the-mafiosi-6331976|newspaper=Broward Palm Beach New Times|date=July 2, 1998|access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> While hiding out in South Florida, Cerrella began working with twin brother Carmine and Peter Romano.<ref name="Sideburns pt2">{{cite web |last1=Pennisi |first1=John |title=Nefarious Ways of Johnny Sideburns |url=https://sitdownnews.com/nefarious-ways-of-johnny-sideburns/ |date= 17 January 2021 |website=Sitdownnews |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Jeffrey|title=The Don is Done|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/31/magazine/the-don-is-done.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 31, 1999|access-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref> The Romano brothers eldest brother was Vincent "Big Fish" Romano a soldier in the Genovese family who operated in the [[Fulton Fish Market]].<ref name="Sideburns pt2"/> Cerrella along with his friend Thomas "Tommy C" Chiantese became associates to Vincent Romano and the Genovese family in Florida.<ref name="Sideburns pt2"/> With the support of the Romano brothers and the Genovese family the team of Cerrella and Chiantese opened Sunshine valet and parking service to extort rival valet businesses in the Fort Lauderdale area.<ref name="Sideburns pt2"/> In 1977, Cerrella and Tommy Chiantese were indicted for extorting valet businesses during 1974 and 1975.<ref name="Sideburns pt2"/><ref name="Cerrella valet 1977">{{cite web |title=United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Joseph Chiantese and John Cerrella |url=https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-chiantese |date= 28 March 1977 |publisher=United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref> Cerrella received a 16-year prison sentence and Chiantese received a 13-year prison sentence.<ref name="Cerrella valet 1977"/> On March 22, 1978, NYPD discovered two dead bodies inside the trunks of cars parked 10 block away from each other the first was Pasquale Macchiarole, who was Cerrella's old mentor and the second was Patrick Presenzano, a member of Genovese family who was active in the narcotics trade in the Fulton Market area.<ref name="Paddy Mac dead">{{cite news |last1=Buder |first1=Leonard |title=Three Men Linked to Mobs Found Slain in Brooklyn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/24/archives/three-men-linked-to-mobs-found-slain-in-brooklyn-police-press-hunt.html |access-date=5 February 2022 |agency=News Paper |work=New York Times |date=24 March 1978}}</ref>
In 1983, Cerrella was released from prison and continued working the Vincent Romano.<ref name="Cerrella 98"/> In 1998, Cerrella was indicted along with Vincent Romano and others on illegal gambling charges.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Jeffrey|title=Gambling Ring Suspects Arrested: Fifteen, Including Broward County Employee, Face Charges|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-01-29/news/9801290119_1_bookmaking-broward-county-racketeering|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202714/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-01-29/news/9801290119_1_bookmaking-broward-county-racketeering|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2013|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|date=January 29, 1998|access-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref> After his release from prison Cerrella became a made member of the Lucchese family joined the family's Brooklyn crew. In 2002, Cerrella was indicted along with consigliere [[Joseph Caridi]], soldier Vincent Salanardi and others.<ref name="Caridi, Cerrella, Salanardi">{{cite news|last=Claffey|first=Mike|author2=Marzulli, John|title=FEDS BUST L.I. 'SOPRANOS' Say mobsters put bite on restaurant|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-12-11/news/18210881_1_luchese-restaurant-lewis-kasman|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=December 11, 2002|access-date=November 19, 2013}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The group was charged with extorting the ''Hudson & McCoy Fish House'' restaurant in [[Freeport, New York|Freeport, Long Island]].<ref name="Caridi, Cerrella, Salanardi"/> On November 27, 2009, Cerrella was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Cerrella&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "John Cerrella"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=October 8, 2012|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918002449/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Cerrella&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, the FBI discovered a list of contacts that included Cerrella and others in Bonanno family soldier Mike Virtuoso's butcher shop on Graham Avenue in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Maddux|first=Mitchel|title=Meathead's mob directory spills secrets|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/the_meathead_mob_directory_M8DznOwDSB68kB34gY8pSK|newspaper=New York Post|date=October 11, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref> In May 2014, the FBI observed a sit-down on Long Island between Cerrella, his capo John Castellucci and Long Island capo Carmine Avellino and a member in Avellino's crew soldier, named Michael DeSantis, over an illegal criminal activity between DeSantis, Cerrella and Castellucci.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/>
===George Conte===
'''George "Georgie Goggles" Conte''' (born July 25, 1960) is a soldier, and former capo and longtime member of the Brooklyn faction.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> In 1991, Conte along with other capos inducted five new members into the crime family.<ref name="Capeci p.225">Capeci, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2v-nBIJYNC4C&q=torty p.225–227] (Gang Land, 2003)</ref> The ceremony was held in a [[Howard Beach, Queens]] and Conte filled in for capo [[George Zappola]] and sponsored [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Frank Gioia Jr.|Frank Gioia Jr.]]<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=Dumb Fellas Grads' Dream of Mob Glory Died Behind Prison Bars|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/dumb-fellas-grads-dream-mob-glory-died-behind-prison-bars-article-1.802481|website=New York Daily News|date=May 4, 1998|access-date=January 21, 2018}}</ref> In January 1996, Conte and George Zappola were indicted and charged with murdering James D. Bishop, the former head of the painters union and the murder of a mob boss in California.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Raab|first=Selwyn|title=2 in Lucchese Gang Accused of 'Mob Hit'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/25/nyregion/2-in-lucchese-gang-accused-of-mob-hit.html?scp=1&sq=George%20Conte&st=cse|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 25, 1996|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Marzulli|first=John|title=Mob cops suit. Victim's widow targets NYPD|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/mob-cops-suit-victim-widow-targets-nypd-article-1.572911|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=June 8, 2006|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> In 1996, Conte was indicted along with soldier James Galione and other members on drug dealing charges in Brooklyn.<ref name="Crack ring 1996">{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Randy|title=Officials Say Mafia Ran Crack Ring In Brooklyn|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/02/nyregion/officials-say-mafia-ran-crack-ring-in-brooklyn.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 2, 1996|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> In 1996, Conte was convicted of three additional murders based on the testimony of Frank Gioia Jr.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> He was released from prison on March 10, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "George Conte" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>
===Michael Corcione===
'''Michael "Mikey Bones" Corcione''' is a soldier and former acting capo in [[Domenico Cutaia]]'s [[The Vario Crew|crew]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2008/2008feb28.html|title=Eight Luchese Organized Crime Family Members And Associates Indicted For Racketeering and Other Offenses|publisher=United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York|date=February 28, 2008|access-date=September 19, 2012|archive-date=March 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313095151/http://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2008/2008feb28.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, Corcione was indicted along with capo Domenico Cutaia, soldiers John Baudanza, Salvatore Cutaia, associates Steven Lapella, Victor Sperber, Louis Colello, and John Rodopolous on loansharking, illegal gambling and extortion charges.<ref name="Cutaia crew 2008"/> On July 3, 2012, Corcione was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Michael&Middle=&LastName=Corcione&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Michael Carcione"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=September 18, 2012|archive-date=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924060940/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Michael&Middle=&LastName=Corcione&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Tindaro Corso===
'''Tindaro "Tino" Corso''' (born 1961) is a soldier and former acting capo of the "Prince Street crew" with operations from Staten Island and Manhattan. Corso was indicted along with Anthony Tortorello in 1997.<ref>[https://content.next.westlaw.com/Document/I47fd5f6063fe11d8a81fe77b15d8b7bf/View/FullText.html?contextData=(sc.Default)&transitionType=Default United States of America, Appellee, v. Anthony Tortorello (1998)]</ref> On May 31, 2017, Corso along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr., Consigliere Joseph DiNapoli, Capo Steven Crea Jr., Capo Dominic Truscello, Capo John Castelucci, Soldier(s) Joseph Venice, James Maffucci, Joseph Datello, Paul Cassano, Christopher Londonio and Associate(s) Terrence Caldwell, Vincent Bruno, Brian Vaughan, Carmine Garcia, Richard O'Connor, Robert Camilli and John Incatasciato were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder, narcotics (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, prescription medication), and firearms offenses.<ref name="Indictment 2017">{{cite news|website=United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York|title=Alleged Street Boss And Underboss Of La Cosa Nostra Family Charged With Murder And Racketering Offenses In White Plains Federal Court|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/alleged-street-boss-and-underboss-la-cosa-nostra-family-charged-murder-and-racketering|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Daily News 2017">{{cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Shayna|title=Luchese bosses among 15 cuffed in massive New York mob takedown|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/luchese-bosses-19-cuffed-massive-new-york-mob-takedown-article-1.3209306|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> The indictment builds on charges previously filed against Lucchese soldier Christopher Londonio and Lucchese associate Terrence Caldwell who were charged in February 2017 with racketeering offenses, including the murder of Michael Meldish in the Bronx on November 15, 2013.<ref name="Whitehouse">{{cite news|last=Whitehouse|first=Kaja|title=Lucchese crime family members busted in murder of relative|url=https://nypost.com/2017/02/13/lucchese-crime-family-members-busted-in-murder-of-relative/|newspaper=New York Post|date=February 13, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Whitehouse|first=Kaja|title=Nearly two dozen Lucchese crime family members arrested|url=https://nypost.com/2017/05/31/nearly-two-dozen-lucchese-crime-family-members-arrested/|newspaper=New York Post|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> He was later sentenced to 30 months in prison on racketeering conspiracy.<ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020"/> Corso was released from prison on October 29, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Tindaro Corso" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref>
===Anthony Croce===
'''Anthony "Sonny" Croce''' (born December 24, 1932)<ref name="Dinapoli and Madonna 2012"/> is a soldier and former acting capo. In November 2008, Croce was arrested for running a sport gambling ring operating in the Bronx and Manhattan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zambito|first=Thomas|title=Bronx sports gambling ring led by Luchese family member busted|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/bronx-sports-gambling-ring-led-luchese-family-member-busted-article-1.335522|date=November 24, 2008|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> In October 2009, Croce along with [[Joseph DiNapoli]], [[Matthew Madonna]], Gary Medure, Michael Guerriero and 24 other associates of the Lucchese family were indicted on bribery, loansharking, gun trafficking, extortion, gambling and racketeering charges.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martinez|first=Jose|author2=Kates, Brian|title=49 indicted for bribery, racketeering schemes on a crazy Lucchese mob day|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/49-indicted-bribery-racketeering-schemes-crazy-lucchese-mob-day-article-1.381511|date=October 2, 2009|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Dinapoli and Madonna 2012"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Supreme Court of the State of New York – County of New York: Morgenthau v DiNapoli |url=http://www.courts.state.ny.us/Reporter/pdfs/2010/2010_30683.pdf |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> In November 2009, Croce was indicted in "Operation Night Gallery" along with soldier Joseph Datello on illegal gambling charges.<ref>{{cite news|title=22 charged in mob-controlled gambling, loansharking ring|url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/22_arrested_in_mob_sweep_on_st.html|date=November 18, 2009|newspaper=Staten Island Advance
|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> He controlled the sports gambling operations from Datello's bar "Night Gallery" in [[New Dorp, Staten Island]].<ref name="Night Gallery">{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Murray|author2=Bennett, Chuck|title=Mafia 'tomato' gets squished: Raids on SI bet ring bear fruit|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/mafia_tomato_gets_squished_joxYjNAF1lOeKu7Q1Cdk1K|date=November 19, 2009|newspaper=New York Post|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> The indictment also stated Croce would have conversations with mobsters on the streets of the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] and the [[Staten Island Ferry]].<ref name="Night Gallery"/> On December 21, 2009, he was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Anthony Croce" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
===Salvatore Cutaia===
'''Salvatore Cutaia''' is a soldier. He was a member of his father [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Domenico Cutaia|Domenico Cutaia's]] crew. His son Joseph Cutaia is an associate in the Lucchese family. In 2008, Cutaia was indicted along with his father capo Domenico Cutaia, soldiers John Baudanza, Michael Corcione, associates Steven Lapella, Victor Sperber, Louis Colello, on loansharking, illegal gambling and extortion charges.<ref name="Cutaia crew 2008"/> On February 24, 2010, Cutaia was indicted along with father capo Domenico Cutaia, soldier Carlo Profeta, his son associate Joseph Cutaia, associates Eric Maione and Nicholas Bernardo, Bonanno family capo Anthony Mannone and associate Jerome Carameilli and John Rodopolous on racketeering and extortion charges.<ref name="Cutaia crew 2008"/><ref name="Profeta, Cutaia">{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2010/nyfo022410b.htm|title=Superseding Indictment Unsealed Charging Luchese and Bonanno Captains, Soldier, and Associates Variously with Racketeering, Racketeering Conspiracy, Extortion, and Other Crimes|publisher=United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> Cutaia was released from prison on September 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp#inmate_results|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Salavatore Cutaia" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=October 7, 2016}}</ref>
===Patrick Dellorusso===
[[File:Lucchese mobsters Danny Cutaia with Patty Delarusso and others.jpg|thumb|right|350px|FBI surveillance photo of [[Domenico Cutaia|Danny Cutaia]], Patty Dellorusso, Louis Daidone, [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Dominic Truscello|Dominick Truscello]], [[Alphonse D'Arco]] and Clyde Brooks]]
'''Patrick "Patty" Dellorusso''', also known as '''Patty "Red" Dello Russo''', is capo. He served as acting underboss during 2017 until 2020. Dellorusso is a longtime member of the old Vario crew from Brooklyn. On February 5, 1989, Dellorusso along with Louis Daidone and another associate shot and killed Lucchese associate Thomas "Red" Gilmore on the orders of boss Vic Amuso, who had become suspicious of Gilmore being an informant.<ref name="Capeci and Robbins p.226">Capeci and Robbins p.226</ref><ref name="FBI Canary"/> In February 1991, Dellorusso along with Thomas "Tommy Red" Anzellotto murdered Larry Taylor who was a close associate of former Lucchese soldier Bruno Facciola.<ref>"Capeci Robbins p.317"</ref> In early 1991, Amuso transferred Patty Dellorusso, a soldier in charge of running the airport rackets from Al D'Arco crew into Anthony Baratta's crew.<ref name="Capeci Robbins p.334"/> In September 1991, during Alfonso D'Arco declaration he told the federal government that Patrick Dellorusso was the head of Lucchese family's rackets in the air-freight industry.<ref name= "Dellorusso 1993">{{cite news|last=Raab|first=Selwyn|title=Obstacles to Cleanup; Mob Hinders, Teamster Trustee Says|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/29/nyregion/obstacles-to-cleanup-mob-hinders-teamster-trustee-says.html|website=New York Times|date=June 29, 1993|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> D'Arco also stated that Dellorusso controlled Lucchese family associate Anthony Razza who has served as the secretary-treasurer of Local 851.<ref name="Dellorusso 1993"/> Dellorusso is a former shop steward at Local 295, and a former labor relations director for the Amerford International Corporation, an air-freight company.<ref name= "Dellorusso 1993"/> In 1993, Dellorusso was indicted along with Anthony Calagna on money laundering and witness tampering chargers.<ref name= "Dellorusso indicted">{{cite news|last=Bryron|first=Peg|title=Alleged Luchese crime family members indicted in airport union racket|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/05/Alleged-Luchese-crime-family-members-indicted-in-airport-union-racket/9055752475600/|website=United Press International|date=November 5, 1993|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> The indictment stated that Dellorusso along with others were involved in union corruption involving air freight companies in New York and Chicago; the group extorted three Teamsters locals; two in New York local 295 and local 851 and the third was local 705 in Chicago.<ref name="Castelle Local 282"/><ref name= "Dellorusso indicted"/> Dellorusso was also accused of conspiring to murder a Lucchese associate, Vladimir Jadick, who had cooperated with law enforcement officials.<ref name= "Dellorusso indicted"/> Dellorusso was later barred by the courts to any membership to the national teamsters administrator's.<ref>{{cite news|last=Robbins|first=Tom|title=The Clean-Up Man|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/04/17/the-clean-up-man/|website=Village Voice|date=April 17, 2001|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref>
In May 2019, law-enforcement agents stated that Dellorusso became the family's new acting underboss in 2017, when imprisoned boss Vic Amuso changed the family's leadership.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> During May 2019, testimony of government witness John Pennisi it was revealed that in 2017, Dellorusso instructed Pennisi to reach out to Amuso's son-in-law Joseph DiBenedetto about sending a message to his father-in-law Amuso.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> Dellorusso wanted the message sent to Amuso to inform Amuso that he and Michael DeSantis were ready to takeover the leadership of the family after Matthew Madonna and Steven Crea were arrested.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> When Pennisi went to speak to his friend Joseph DiBenedetto about the message for Dellorusso, he learned that Eugene Castelle was requesting a message sent to Amuso about Castelle's own ability to take over the leadership of the family.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> Pennisi learned that Dellorusso sent a letter to Amuso in prison and received a letter back with Amuso's approval for Dellorusso and DeSantis to takeover the administration positions.
===Michael DeSantis===
[[File:FBI surveillance photo of members in the Lucchese family meeting in May 2020.jpg|thumb|FBI surveillance photo of Lucchese family members on May 7, 2020, meeting in Jefferson Park. From left Andrew DiSimoe, Mike DeSantis (blue track) Anthony Villani, Anthony Baratta, George Zappola, Frank Salerno]]
'''Michael "Big Mike" DeSantis''' is the current acting boss of the family. DeSantis is a member of the Brooklyn faction and a supporter of Vic Amuso.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=Lucheses leadership changed hands in bloodless coup orchestrated from prison|url=https://nypost.com/2019/05/30/lucheses-leadership-changed-hands-in-bloodless-coup-orchestrated-from-prison/|date=May 30, 2019|newspaper=New York Post|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> In November 1989, DeSantis was inducted into the crime family along with Richie Pagliarulo, Frank Federico and two others, with the ceremony being conducted by boss Vic Amuso, underboss Anthony Casso, and capos Al D'Arco, Sal Avellino, Peter Chiodo, Bobby Amuso, Frank Lastorino and Anthony Baratta.<ref name="Capeci, Robbins p.260-261"/> On September 18, 1991, DeSantis, along with capos Anthony Baratta and Frank Lastorino and soldier Frankie Frederico, conspired to kill Alphonse D'Arco in the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, but failed.<ref name="Capeci, Robbins pp.345-351"/><ref name="Capeci, Robbins p.3"/> DeSantis walked into the Kimberly hotel wearing a bulletproof vest and a gun in his waistband, but D'Arco spotted the gun. While DeSantis went to hide the gun in the bathroom, D'Arco made his escape, eventually defecting and becoming a government witness.<ref name="Capeci, Robbins pp.345-351"/><ref name="Capeci, Robbins p.3"/><ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> In April 1993,<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> Michael DeSantis was indicted and jailed along with Frank Lastorino and Richard Pagliarulo on murder conspiracy, extortion and other racketeering charges.<ref name="Capeci Gangland p151">Capeci, Gangland [https://books.google.com/books?id=2v-nBIJYNC4C&dq=Frank+lastorino%2C+Michael+DeSantis%2C+Richard+Pagliarulo&pg=PA151 pp.151-152]</ref> DeSantis served 18 years in prison for his involvement in two 1980s murders for the boss.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> On June 28, 2010, he was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Michael DeSantis" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> In May 2014, the FBI observed a sit-down on Long Island between soldier Michael DeSantis, along with his capo Carmine Avellino, and capo John Castellucci, along with Castellucci's crew member John Cerrella, over an illegal criminal activity between DeSantis, Cerrella and Castellucci.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> DeSantis violated his parole restrictions during the sit-down but did not return to prison because he had a shoulder replacement surgery and was able to stay in home detention until his parole restriction ended on June 28, 2015.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/>
During the May 2019 testimony of government witness John Pennisi, it was revealed that in 2017, imprisoned-for-life boss Vic Amuso sent a letter to underboss Steven Crea stating that DeSantis would take over as acting boss, replacing Bronx-based Matthew Madonna.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> If Amuso's orders were not followed, he approved of murdering a number of Bronx faction members.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> DeSantis took over as acting boss after Madonna and Crea both stepped down and agreed to Amuso's orders.<ref name="DeSantis takeover">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=Big Mike DeSantis Makes A Big Time Move To The Top Of The Charts |date=2019|newspaper=Gangland|access-date=May 31, 2020|url=https://www.ganglandnews.com/}}</ref>
===Joseph DeSena===
'''Joseph "Joe Cafe" DeSena''' is a capo operating from Caffe Napoli in Little Italy.<ref name="DeSena Little Italy">{{Cite web|url=https://gangsterreport.com/philly-mob-boss-skinny-joeys-bodyguard-has-capo-uncle-in-the-ny-mafia/ |title=Philly Mob Boss Skinny Joey's Bodyguard Has Capo Uncle In The NY Mafia |date= August 29, 2019 |author= Scott Burnstein |website= Gangster Report |language=en-us|access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> DeSena began his criminal career as an associate in the Gambino family before becoming a member of the Lucchese family.<ref name="DeSena Little Italy"/> In the early 2010s, DeSena was an associate of Gambino family capo Ignazio "Uncle Iggy" Alonga.<ref name="DeSena associate">{{Cite web|url=https://gangsterreport.com/feds-pound-pal-joey-with-additional-charges-ny-wiseguy-getting-punished-for-friendship-with-philly-boss/ |title=Feds Pound "Pal Joey" With Additional Charges, NY Wiseguy Getting Punished For Friendship With Philly Boss |date= January 10, 2020 |author= Scott Burnstein |website= Gangster Report |language=en-us|access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> His nephew Pete Tuccio is a Gambino family associate and the former driver for Philadelphia boss Joseph Merlino.<ref name="DeSena Little Italy"/><ref name="DeSena associate"/>
===Joseph DiBenedetto===
'''Joseph "Little Joe" DiBenedetto''' is a soldier in the family's "Brooklyn crew". DiBenedetto is the son-in-law of boss Vic Amuso.<ref name="DiBenedetto 2000">{{cite news |title=Islanders Indicted on loanshark charges |url=http://www.americanmafia.com/News/5-19-00_Islander_Indicted.html |access-date=June 9, 2019 |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |date=May 19, 2000}}</ref> In May 2000, DiBenedetto was indicted along with capo Joseph Tangorra, associate Joseph Fama and Andrew Steckler on loansharking charges.<ref name="DiBenedetto 2000"/> In 2001, he was charged along with capo Josph Tangorra and Joel Goldman with looting union pension funds, extortion, loan-sharking and received a no-show job from one of the two construction companies named in the indictment.<ref name="DiBenedetto 2001">{{cite news |last1=Rashbaum |first1=William|author2=Ramirez, Anthony |title=Metro Briefing New York: Brooklyn: Mob Case Unfolding |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/01/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-brooklyn-mob-case-unfolding.html |access-date=June 9, 2019 |work=New York Times |date=June 1, 2001}}</ref> The charges also claimed DiBenedetto serve as a shop steward for the Cement and Concrete Workers Local 20.<ref name="DiBenedetto 2001"/> In 2002, he was indicted along with underboss Steven Crea, capo [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Dominic Truscello|Dominic Truscello]] and soldier Domenico Cutaia on loansharking and construction racketeering charges.<ref>{{cite news |title=More Mafia Indictments in New York |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/LAW/09/06/mob.indictments/ |access-date=May 9, 2019 |publisher=CNN.com |date=September 6, 2002}}</ref> It was revealed during the trial that both DiBenedetto and Vic Amuso held hidden interest in DiFama Concrete, and prosecutors identified the owner of DiFama Concrete, Joseph Fama as an associate in the Lucchese family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Babli |first1=Charles |author2=Rashbaum, William |title=Many Violations for Employer of Worker Who Died in a Fall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/nyregion/16building.html |access-date=June 9, 2019 |work=New York Times |date=January 16, 2008}}</ref> On October 28, 2008, he was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph DiBenedetto" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> In 2019, government witness John Pennisi revealed that in 2017 he was requested by Patrick Dellorusso to reached out to fellow Brooklyn crew member and childhood friend Joseph DiBenedetto. Pennisi was supposed to have DiBenedetto pass on a message to his father-in-law Vic Amuso about the interests of Patrick Dellorusso and Michael DeSantis taking over the administration positions in the family.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> When Pennisi went to speak to DiBenedetto about the message for Dellorusso, he learned that Eugene Castelle was requesting a message sent to Amuso about Castelle's own ability to take over the leadership of the family.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> Pennisi testified that DiBenedetto was upset about all the Brooklyn members who had been contacting in efforts to send messages to Amuso.<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/>
===Joseph DiNapoli===
'''Joseph "Joey D." DiNapoli''' (born July 12, 1935)<ref name="Dinapoli and Madonna 2012">{{cite news |last1=abc7NY |title=29 charged in DOB-mob corruption sting |url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/7043142/ |access-date=19 June 2021 |agency=News |publisher=ABC7NY |date=13 January 2012}}</ref> is the former consigliere in the Lucchese family. He has two brothers, [[Vincent DiNapoli|Vincent]] and [[Louis DiNapoli|Louis]], who are both members of the [[Genovese crime family]]. DiNapoli was a member of the [[East Harlem Purple Gang]].<ref name="1983 Committe review">{{cite book |last1=United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary |title=Organized Crime in America Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, on Organized Crime in America |date=1983 |publisher=Purdue University |pages=248–260 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9D5L0r5b5gC&dq=Charles+Majuri+newark&pg=PA256 |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref>
In 1969, DiNapoli was arrested in New York on gambling charges.<ref name="Dinapoli waste">{{cite news|title=Decision of the Trade Waste Commission Denying the Application of Global Recycling & Collection, Inc. For a Registration to Operate As a Trade Waste Business|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/bic/downloads/pdf/denials/tradewaste/denial-global-recycling-and-collection-inc-1016.pdf|website=NYC.gov|date=January 21, 2000|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> In 1973, DiNapoli was charged with Pat Dilacio with possession of two kilograms of heroin with intent to distribute in December, 1971; Dinapoli was also charged with Frank "Butch" Pugliese on narcotics charges.<ref name="Dinapoli 1970s">{{cite news|title=United States of America, Appellee, v. Carmine Tramunti et al., Defendants-appellants, 513 F.2d 1087 (2d Cir. 1975|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/513/1087/81378/
|website=Justia US Law|date=March 7, 1975|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> DiNapoli was arrested with Vincent Papa they had a suitcase containing $967,450 in cash.<ref name="Dinapoli 1970s"/> In 1974, DiNapoli was convicted along with William Alonzo, Joseph Ceriale, Donato Christiano, Vincent D'Amico, John Gamba, Louis Inglese, Angelo Mamone, Frank Pugliese, Warren C. Robinson, Frank Russo, Henry Salley, John Springer, Carmine Tramunti and Hattie Ware on numerous counts federal narcotics laws.<ref name="Dinapoli 1970s"/> During the case it was revealed that DiNapoli was a major loanshark and was convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment.<ref name="Dinapoli 1970s"/> In 1975, DiNapoli was convicted of extortion and tax evasion and was sentenced to twenty-one years in prison he was released from prison in 1982.<ref name="Dinapoli waste"/> DiNapoli worked along with his brothers for the Genovese family boss Anthony Salerno construction extortions rackets.<ref>Raab, pp.288-290</ref> In 1981, DiNapoli was identified as a caporegime and indicted on extortion and Labor racketeering charges after he was requiring payoffs in order to permit contractors to use non-Union workers on construction projects in New Jersey and New York City.<ref name="1983 Committe review"/>
In 1993, DiNapoli was indicted on federal loansharking charges; he was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to thirty months in prison.<ref name="Dinapoli waste"/> In 1995, DiNapoli was indicted twice the first was on federal mail fraud conspiracy charges and the second indicted was on New York state racketeering charges.<ref name="Dinapoli waste"/> The second indictment was released on May 17, 1995, Dinapoli along with his brother Louis DiNapoli were indicted for illegally obtaining $5 million in [[asbestos]]-removal and construction contracts from [[New York City]] and New York state agencies that were intended for [[minority-owned]] companies.<ref name="Dinapoli 1995">{{cite news|last=Raab|first=Selwyn|title=12 Charged in Minority Businesses Scheme|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/513/1087/81378/
|website=New York Times|date=May 19, 1995|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> It appeared that the three companies were owned by an African-American man, a [[Hispanic]] man and a woman, but their efforts had been plagued by abuses, including allegations that many companies benefiting from the programs were controlled by white businessmen.<ref name="Dinapoli 1995"/> He was later convicted in that case and sentenced to three years in prison.<ref name="Dinapoli waste"/> In 1996, DiNapoli pleaded guilty in the federal mail fraud conspiracy case.<ref name="Dinapoli waste"/> On September 17, 1999, DiNapoli was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ |title=Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: "Joseph DiNapoli" |publisher=Bop.gov |date=1999-09-17 |access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> In 2000, after the Lucchese Construction Group indictment, DiNapoli was identified as a capo in the family, when Philip DeSimone and Arthur Zambardi who were soldiers in his crew were arrested along with Steven Crea and others.<ref name="Lucchese Construction Group Indictment"/>
In 2003, imprisoned boss [[Vic Amuso]] put a ruling panel which consisted of capos [[Aniello Migliore]], [[Matthew Madonna]] and DiNapoli in control of the family.<ref name="Left of Mob 2003">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=What's Left of the Mob |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/10870/|website=New York Magazine|date=2003|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Mob Circus">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/03082009/news/regionalnews/its_a_mob_family_circus_158597.htm| work=New York Post|first=Stefanie|last=Cohen|title=It's a Mob Family Circus|date=January 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>Kennedy, [https://books.google.com/books?id=P32UDwAAQBAJ&dq=Joseph+DiNapoli+lucchese&pg=PT218 p.]</ref> On December 18, 2007, New Jersey law enforcement indicted and arrested DiNapoli along with Matthew Madonna, [[The Jersey Crew|New Jersey faction]] capos Ralph V. Perna, [[Nicodemo Scarfo Jr.]] and other members and associates of the Lucchese family.<ref name="NJ arrested 07"/> The indictment revealed that during investigation [[The Jersey Crew#Operation Heat|"Operation Heat"]] law enforcement agencies uncovered a $2.2 billion illegal gambling, money laundering and racketeering ring from New Jersey to Costa Rica.<ref name="Jersey 2007"/> On October 1, 2009, DiNapoli was indicted in New York along with Matthew Madonna and 27 others in a racketeering scheme that made approximately $400 million from gambling, loansharking, gun trafficking and extortion.<ref name="DiNapoli and Madonna 2009">{{cite news|last=Martinez|first=Jose|title=49 indicted for bribery, racketeering schemes on a crazy Lucchese mob day|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/49-indicted-bribery-racketeering-schemes-a-crazy-lucchese-mob-day-article-1.381511|access-date=July 14, 2019|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Italiano|first=Laura|title=Lucchese crime family members busted in mob raid|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/lucchese_crime_family_members_busted_od3YYdjK4pGwIxKt9PHK9H|access-date=July 14, 2019|newspaper=New York Post|date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> On February 12, 2016, DiNapoli pleaded guilty in New Jersey to racketeering in [[Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction#Operation Heat|Operation Heat]] and was sentenced on April 20, 2016, to three years in New Jersey State prison.<ref name="DiNapoli 2016">{{cite news|title=AG's Office: Lucchese Crime Family Boss Sentenced to Prison|url=https://observer.com/2016/04/ags-office-lucchese-crime-family-boss-sentenced-to-prison/|website=Observer|date=April 20, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Operation Heat sentencing">{{cite news |title=Crime boss sentenced in Morristown to 3 years in prison |url=https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2016/04/20/crime-boss-sentenced-morristown-years-prison/83298142/ |access-date=9 January 2021 |publisher=Daily Record |date=April 20, 2016}}</ref> Also on April 20, 2016, DiNapoli was sentenced to one to three years in prison for his 2009 New York illegal gambling indictment. It was decided that both the New York and New Jersey sentences will be served concurrently in a New Jersey State Prison.<ref name="DiNapoli 2016"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Scarsdale Crime Family Boss Sentenced In Billion Dollar Gambling Scheme|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/briarcliff/police-fire/scarsdale-crime-family-boss-sentenced-in-billion-dollar-gambling-scheme/654854/|website=Dailyvoice|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Livio|first=Susan K.|title=Lucchese crime family boss who ran $2B gambling ring gets 3-year sentence|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2016/04/lucchese_crime_family_boss_sentenced_to_3_years_fo.html|website=NJ Advance Media|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
On May 31, 2017, family consigliere DiNapoli along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr., Capo Steven Crea Jr., Capo Dominic Truscello, Capo John Castelucci, Acting Capo Tindaro Corso and other members of the family were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder, narcotics (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, prescribed medication), and firearms offenses.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> The indictment builds on charges previously filed against a reputed Lucchese soldier and associate in February 2017 with the murder of Michael Meldish in the Bronx on November 15, 2013; Matthew Madonna, Crea, and Crea Jr. were charged and suspected of serving as co-conspirators in the Meldish gangland execution too.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/><ref name="Whitehouse"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Frank|title='La Cosa Nostra alive,' official says, as 5 Staten Islanders charged in massive Luchese bust |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2017/05/la_cosa_nostra_alive_official.html|access-date=July 14, 2019|newspaper=S.I. Advance|date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> In January 2019, DiNapoli and John Castelucci pleaded guilty and await sentencing.<ref name="Datello guilty"/> In May 2019, during the testimony of government witness John Pennisi it was revealed that in 2017, imprisoned for life boss Vic Amuso sent a letter to Underboss Steven Crea which stated that DeSantis would take over as acting boss replacing Bronx based Matthew Madonna.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> It was also revealed by law-enforcement agents that Andrew DeSimone became the family's new Consigliere in 2017 replacing DiNapoli.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/> He was later sentenced to 52 months in prison and received a $250,000 fine for racketeering conspiracy.<ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020">{{cite web |last1=U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York |title=Final Mafia Member In 2017 Takedown Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Racketeering, And Other Crimes |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/final-mafia-member-2017-takedown-sentenced-life-prison-murder-racketeering-and-other |publisher=Department of Justice |access-date=30 August 2020 |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> On January 11, 2023, DiNapoli was released from prison, DiNapoli passed away on November 25th, 2024 at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph DiNapoli" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref>
===Andrew DiSimone===
'''Andrew DiSimone''' (sometimes spelled DeSimone) the former consigliere in the family. His father was former Lucchese family capo [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Salvatore DiSimone|Salvatore DiSimone]].<ref name="DeSantis takeover"/> On October 1, 2009, DiSimone was indicted along with soldier Dominic Capelli and associate John Alevis on bribery and illegal gambling charges.<ref name="49 indicted 2009">{{cite news|last=Marzulli|first=John|author2=Kates, Brian|title=49 indicted for bribery, racketeering schemes on a crazy Lucchese mob day|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/49-indicted-bribery-racketeering-schemes-crazy-lucchese-mob-day-article-1.381511|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 2, 2009|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eighteen Arrested in Coordinated Luchese Organized Crime Family Takedown |url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nys/pressreleases/October09/dismoneandrewetalarrestspr.pdf |access-date=12 September 2021 |agency=Department of Justice |date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> The bribery charges dated back to 2006 and 2007 when DiSimone and others tried to bribe a NYPD sergeant and a detective, who were posing undercover in "Operation Open House" as corrupt officers, to protect illegal gambling operations around the city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sulzberger|first=A.G.|title=Dozens Arrested in Raids Against Luchese Crime Family|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/dozens-arrested-in-raids-against-luchese-crime-family/?partner=MYPERSONAL&ei=5027&_LT=HOME_HPNWR07M1_ONEWS|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 2, 2009|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=19 charged in mob gambling bust |url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/7043098/ |access-date=12 September 2021 |agency=News |publisher=ABC 7 NY |date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> On August 7, 2013, DiSimone was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Andrew&Middle=&LastName=DiSimone&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=41&y=27|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Andrew DiSimone"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112231555/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Andrew&Middle=&LastName=DiSimone&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=41&y=27|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2019, law-enforcement agents stated that Andrew DeSimone became the family's new Consigliere in 2017, when imprisoned boss Vic Amuso changed the family's leadership.<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/>
===James Galione===
[[File:Mugshot of James Galione.png|100px|thumb|James Galione]]
'''James "Jimmy Frogs" Galione''' is a soldier.<ref name="Lucchese roster 1998"/> In October 1996, Galione was indicted and charged with running a crack-cocaine ring that operated in Bensonhurst and [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn]] since 1992.<ref name="Crack ring 1996"/> In 1997, Galione and Lucchese family associate Mario Gallo pleaded guilty to the 1989 murder of Bonanno family associate [[Costabile Farace|Constable "Gus" Farace]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rizzi |first1=Albert |title=From 'Mob Cops' to 'Boobsie': Alleged Lucchese activity on Staten Island over the years |url=https://www.silive.com/news/g66l-2019/06/759b30e7ab1614/from-mob-cops-to-boobsie-alleged-lucchese-activity-on-staten-island-over-the-years-.html |access-date=12 March 2023 |agency=News Paper |publisher=SI Live |date=16 June 2019}}</ref> In 1997, Galione pleaded guilty to murder, firearms and drug-trafficking charges and was sentenced to 22 years in prison.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> He was released from prison on December 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=James&Middle=&LastName=Galione&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "James Galione"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918002550/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=James&Middle=&LastName=Galione&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Louis Gampero===
'''Louis "Louie Jet" Gampero''' is a soldier who is also associated with Jets Towing company. In March 2001, Gampero along with Ray Argentina were charged with racketeering, mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud.<ref name="Argentina and Gampero"/> On April 11, 2008, Gampero was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Ray&Middle=&LastName=Argentina&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=26&y=17|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Louis Gampero"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=8 April 2023|archive-date=18 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918002454/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Ray&Middle=&LastName=Argentina&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=26&y=17|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 10, 2017, Gampero was observed by a law enforcement surveillance team meeting with [[Gambino crime family]] capo Andrew Campos in the Pelham Bay diner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.442358/gov.uscourts.nyed.442358.17.0.pdf|title=U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Eastern District of New York (Case 1:19-cr-00575-FB Document 17 Filed 12/06/19 Page 1 of 28 PageID #: 151) | author= United States Attorney Eastern District of New York | publisher= Court listener | date= December 5, 2019  | access-date= July 12, 2020}}</ref>
===Thomas Gelardo===
'''Thomas "TJ" Gelardo''' (1942) is a soldier in the Bronx faction, who lives in Tuckahoe, New York.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunt |first1=Thomas |title=Gelardo admits to health care fraud |url=https://fliphtml5.com/yycw/pueb/basic |access-date=25 June 2023 |agency=News |issue=September 2006 |publisher=The MobNews Digest}}</ref> On May 22, 1984, Gelardo along with Daniel Meyers were convicted of extorting a social club used for gambling and promoting illegal gambling.<ref name="Gelardo 1984 gambling">{{cite news |last1=Hoffmann |first1=Bill |title=2 Mount Vernon men found guilty on |url=https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=bronxvillereviewpressreporterBRONXVILLE19840524.1.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |access-date=25 June 2023 |agency=New Paper |publisher=REVIEW PRESS-REPORTER, BRONXVILLE, N.Y |date=24 May 1984}}</ref> The extortion dated back to July and December 1982, when Gelardo and Meyers began beating and threatening Alfred Ciarcia, a bookie for control of the Rainbow Social Club, in Mount Vernon.<ref name="Gelardo 1984 gambling"/> On July 18, 2006, Gelardo pleaded guilty of filing false income tax returns, health care fraud, and mail fraud.<ref>{{cite web |title=LUCCHESE SOLDIER PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A "NO-SHOW" JOB AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE |url=https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/about-ebsa/our-activities/newsroom/criminal-releases/07-18-2006.pdf |publisher=United States Attorney Southern District of New York| date=18 July 2006 |access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref> On April 19, 2007, Gelardo sentenced to a year prison sentence for conspiring with a Brooklyn doctor, to defraud the IRS and to fraudulently obtaining benefits from Local 348.<ref>{{cite news |title=LUCCHESE SOLDIER SENTENCED TO A YEAR AND A DAY FOR TAX AND HEALTH CARE FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH "NO-SHOW" JOB AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE |url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/tax/usaopress/2007/txdv07gelardosentencingpr.pdf |access-date=25 June 2023 |agency=United States Attorney Southern District of New York |publisher=United States Attorney Southern District of New York |date=19 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Mark |title=N.Y. man with alleged mob ties charged in insurance fraud |url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20051017/MODERNPHYSICIAN/510170342/n-y-man-with-alleged-mob-ties-charged-in-insurance-fraud |access-date=25 June 2023 |agency=News |publisher=Modern Health Care |date=17 October 2005}}</ref> On May 2, 2008, Gelardo was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Thomas Gelardo" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref> In June 2014, his nephew Thomas Gelardo was on trial for assaulting his porn star ex-girlfriend.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marsh |first1=Julia |title=Reputed mobster sues city for keeping him locked up |url=https://nypost.com/2014/06/12/reputed-mobster-sues-city-for-keeping-him-locked-up/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |agency=New Paper |publisher=New York Post |date=12 June 2014}}</ref>
===Joseph Giampa===
[[File:Lucchese crime family - Chart 1991.jpg|200px|thumb|Lucchese crime family - Chart 1991]]
'''Joseph "Joey" Giampa''' a former capo operating in the Bronx.<ref name="Capeci & Robbins">Capeci, Robbins p. 257, 269, 272-273, 280</ref> Giampa ran an auto shop on Boston Post Road in the Bronx.<ref name="Capeci & Robbins"/> Along with his brother Santo "Jay" Giampa, he ran a loan sharking racket in Hunts Point Markets in the Bronx.<ref name="Capeci & Robbins"/> In 1982, Giampa was inducted into the Lucchese family.<ref name="Giampa brothers 1992 arrested">{{cite news |last1=Capeci |first1=Jerry |title=2 Busted in Mob hit Canary leads cops to 2 brothers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/469480446/?clipping_id=46962340&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ2OTQ4MDQ0NiwiaWF0IjoxNjY5NTcwMDc0LCJleHAiOjE2Njk2NTY0NzR9.o_JkAwdYZpYz_0LyEwB5knaO6o_q3qAOB8KSmcwT4Jc |access-date=27 November 2022 |agency=News Paper |work=Daily News |date=23 May 1992}}</ref> In 1990, Giampa was order by Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso to murder his capo Michael Salerno.<ref name="Capeci & Robbins"/> After Salerno was murdered Giampa was promoted to capo of the old Salerno crew.<ref name="Giampa brothers 1992 arrested"/> On May 23, 1992, Giampa was arrested along with his brother Santo Giampapa and charged of murder of Michael Salerno.<ref name="Giampa brothers 1992 arrested"/> In 1992, Giampa and his brother were acquitted of the murder charges.<ref name="Giampa NJ">{{cite news|last=Levy|first=Clifford J.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/nyregion/drive-on-mob-sabotaged-in-new-jersey.html|title=Drive on Mob Sabotaged In New Jersey|website=The New York Times|date=August 12, 1994|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Giampa - D'Arco book">{{cite book |last1=Capeci |first1=Jerry |title=Mob Boss The Life of Little Al D'Arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia |date=2013 |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-250-03743-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IKVWTsi5NYkC&dq=joe+giampa+acquitted+salerno&pg=PT421 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> In December 1993, Giampa and his stepson Gennaro Vittorio decided to trust Richard Sabol, a government informant in establishing a company to import and export large amounts of heroin and cocaine in [[Bergen County, New Jersey]].<ref name="Giampa NJ"/> Giampa then began planning with capo [[Anthony Baratta (organized criminal)|Anthony Baratta]] to smuggle drugs and firearms into New Jersey.<ref name="Giampa NJ"/> In February 1994, Gennaro Vittorio learned from New York City police officer Vincent Davis that Sabol was a government informant.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Horowitz|first=Craig|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/2771/|title=The Cop and the Stalker|magazine=New York Magazine|date=April 17, 2000|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> In August 1994, Giampa was indicted along with Gennaro Vittorio, Joseph Gaito, Guy Fatato, Benjamin Segarra, Louis Dorval, Elliot Porco, and John Capra on racketeering charges.<ref name="Giampa NJ"/> In 1994, his brother Santo Giampapa died of natural causes.<ref name="Giampa - D'Arco book"/> In August 1995, Giampa was found guilty of conspiring to establish gambling operations and racketeering in New Jersey.<ref name="Giampa guilty">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/08/nyregion/six-are-found-guilty-of-mob-related-crimes.html|title=Six Are Found Guilty Of Mob-Related Crimes|website=The New York Times|date=August 8, 1995|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> In 2000, after the Lucchese Construction Group indictment, Giampa was identified as a capo in the family, when Anthony Pezzullo a soldier in his crew was arrested along with Steven Crea and others.<ref name="Lucchese Construction Group Indictment"/> On September 21, 2001, Giampa was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph&Middle=&LastName=Giampa&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121213051454/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph&Middle=&LastName=Giampa&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2012|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph Giampa"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>
===Joseph Lubrano===
[[File:Joseph Lubrano.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Joseph Lubrano]]
'''Joseph "Joey Relay" Lubrano''' (born October 26, 1970, New York), also known as "Giovanni", "John", "Big Joe" is a capo in the family with ties to mobsters on [[Arthur Avenue]] in [[The Bronx]].<ref name="Big Joe">{{cite news|last=Gendar|first=Alison|author2=Lauinger, John|title=Joseph (Big Joe) Lubrano, suspected mobster in Luchese crime family, nabbed by feds|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/the_mob/2010/09/13/2010-09-13_feds_put_a_crimp_in_capos_career.html|website=New York Daily News|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916224155/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/the_mob/2010/09/13/2010-09-13_feds_put_a_crimp_in_capos_career.html|archive-date=September 16, 2010}}</ref> Lubrano's crew operates around the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Westchester. In 1996, Lubrano was wrongfully sent to prison for beating a black police officer in 1994 and was released two years later.<ref name="McAlary 1998">{{cite news|last=McAlary|first=Mike|title=The wrong guy got jail in 1994 attack|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/wrong-guy-jail-1994-attack-article-1.788958|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=May 22, 1998|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> During the trial, it was alleged that Lubrano was a member of the Lucchese recruitment gang, [[The Tanglewood Boys]].<ref name="McAlary 1998"/> In 1997, Darin Mazzarella, a member of the Tanglewood Boys became a [[Federal Witness Protection Program|federally protected witness]]. Mazzarella gave information to investigators and prosecutors about the Lubrano assault; he admitted participating in the assault with Alfred "Freddy Boy" Santorelli, the son of [[Anthony Santorelli]], and asserted that Lubrano was not a Tanglewood member.<ref name="McAlary 1998"/>
In May 2010, Lubrano was listed on wanted poster by the FBI for [[armed robbery]] and [[racketeering]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FBI New York Wanted Fugitive Joseph Lubrano Arrested |url=https://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2010/nyfo091210.htm|publisher=F.B.I|work=Most wanted List|date=September 12, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> The FBI identified Lubrano as a capo with close ties to mobster in Arthur Ave area of the Bronx.<ref name="Big Joe"/> Lubrano had been charged in an indictment and charged with armed robberies in and around New York City and an illegal bookmaking operation.<ref name="Big Joe"/> On September 11, 2010, Lubrano was captured in [[Yonkers, New York]] in girlfriend's home.<ref name="Big Joe"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Reputed Mobster Arrested In Yonkers|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/13/reputed-mobster-arrested-in-yonkers/|publisher=New York CBS Local News|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=January 21, 2018}}</ref> He was later convicted and sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.<ref>{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=Big Joey Makes Out Like a Bandit with Sweet Plea Deal|publisher=GanglandNews|date=December 2012}}</ref> Lubrano was released from prison on October 31, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph Lubrano" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref>
In 2016, it was revealed by government informant Anthony Zoccolillo that in 2001, Lubrano and Steven Crea Jr. were partners in a Bronx gambling club.<ref name="Crea Jr Tanglewood"/> Informant Zoccolillo also stated that both Lubrano and Crea Jr. started their criminal careers in [[the Tanglewood Boys]] recruitment gang.<ref name="Crea Jr Tanglewood"/> In March 2024, his 31-year-old daughter Amanda Lubrano, received a prison term of 22 months for selling a kilogram of cocaine to an undercover.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Capeci |first1=Jerry |title=Tough Day For Mob Capo & Genovese Chieftain's Sweetheart As Their Daughter Gets Sentenced For Cocaine Sales Rap |url=https://www.ganglandnews.com/ |access-date=24 March 2024 |agency=News |publisher=Gangland |date=21 March 2024}}</ref>
===James Maffucci===
'''James "Jimmy the Jew" Maffucci''' (1948) is a soldier. On May 31, 2017, Maffucci along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr. and others were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder and other crimes.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> He was sentenced to 37 months in prison for extortion and extortionate extension of credit.<ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020"/> On October 1, 2021, Maffucci was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "James Maffucci" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref>
===Marco Minuto===
'''Marco "Big Marco" Minuto''' (born 1937), also known as "The Old Man", is a soldier operating in the Bronx faction. He worked for Lucchese capo Joe Giampa and controlled the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx.<ref name="Hunts Point Lucchese">{{cite book |title=Report on Hunts Point Produce Market and Other Public Wholesale Markets |date=8 March 1996 |publisher=NYC Dept of Investigation |pages=18–19 |url=https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/images/content/timeline/Report_Hunts%20Point%20Produce%20Market.pdf |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> Minuto's family-owned ice business supplied the needed ice to most of the tenants in the Hunts Point Produce Market.<ref name="Hunts Point Lucchese"/> In 2001, Minuto was indicted along with Russian mobster Alex Lukov and five others for operating a four-year scheme to sell bootleg gasoline to Long Island gas stations, costing New York State millions of dollars in tax revenue by buying gas in New Jersey and smuggling it into New York.<ref name="Minuto Gas busted 2001">{{cite news |last1=Francescani |first1=Christopher |title=Feds: Mafia Fueled Cheap-Gas Scheme |url=https://nypost.com/2001/05/30/feds-mafia-fueled-cheap-gas-scheme/ |access-date=12 March 2023 |agency=News Paper |publisher=New York Post |date=30 May 2001}}</ref> On August 15, 2006, Minuto was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Bureau of Prison: Find an Inmate: Marco Minuto |url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ |website=BOP.gov |publisher=Department of Justice |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> On August 4, 2016, Minuto at the age of 80, was indicted along with 45 others on charges of criminal activities throughout the East Coast.<ref name="East Coast - 46 arrested in 2016"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sherman |first1=Ted |title=Mob arrests show wiseguys still at work in N.J., feds say |url=https://www.nj.com/crime/2016/08/another_big_mob_hit_this_one_b.html |access-date=12 March 2023 |agency=News Paper |publisher=NJ Advance Media for NJ.com |date=6 August 2016}}</ref>
===Frank Papagni===
'''Frank "Frankie Bones" Papagni''' (born July 18, 1957) is the current underboss of the family. Papagni is a longtime Brooklyn faction member.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> In 1991, Papagni attended a making ceremony in Howard Beach, Queens.<ref name="Capeci p.225"/> At the induction ceremony, a man he called his cousin Frank Gioia Jr. became a member of the Lucchese family.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> In 1993, Papagni along with George Zappola and [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Frank Gioia Jr.|Frank Gioia Jr.]] plotted to have Steven Crea killed.<ref name="Capeci Jan. 2007">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=With the Boss Behind Bars, a Borough Battle Brews|url=http://www.nysun.com/new-york/with-the-boss-behind-bars-a-borough-battle-brews/47392/|newspaper=New York Sun|date=January 25, 2007|access-date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=June 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612083654/http://www.nysun.com/new-york/with-the-boss-behind-bars-a-borough-battle-brews/47392|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1993, he was convicted of fraud, extortion and attempted murder, including a plot to kill John A. “Junior” Gotti.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> Papagni served as consigliere in the mid-1990s.<ref>Kroger, p.74</ref> In 1996, Papagni was indicted along with George Zappola, George Conte and Frank Giacobbe on murder charges.<ref name="Peterson 1996">{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Helen|title=Two Luchese Bigs Face '90 Slay Rap|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-01-25/news/17999067_1_luchese-family-slaying-crime-family|website=New York Daily News|date=January 25, 1996|access-date=September 24, 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The 1996, indictment charged Papagni with two 1992 murders: the first was the murder of [[Gambino crime family]] associate Frank Mariconda and the second was the murder of Richard Taglianetti.<ref name="Peterson 1996"/> Papagni would later receive a 20-year prison sentenced.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> Government informant Frank Gioia Jr. later testified that he helped Papagni murder Frank Mariconda, who had disrespected Papagni's girlfriend in a bar.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> He was released from prison on November 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Frank&Middle=&LastName=Papagni&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211200447/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Frank&Middle=&LastName=Papagni&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2012|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Frank Papagni"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref>
===John Perna===
'''John G. Perna''' (born May 26, 1977) is a soldier and son of Ralph V. Perna.<ref name="Perna family"/> His brothers Joseph and Ralph M. are members of the New Jersey faction. On April 13, 2006, Perna was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Perna&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130626170732/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John&Middle=&LastName=Perna&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2013|title=Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator "John Perna"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> In November 2007, John and his brother Joseph were made into the Lucchese family.<ref name="Perna family"/> On December 18, 2007, Perna along with his father Ralph V., his brothers Joseph and Ralph M., and other members and associates of the New Jersey faction were arrested on gambling, money laundering and racketeering charges.<ref name="NJ arrested 07"/> On May 14, 2010, Perna was indicted along with thirty three other members and associates of the New Jersey faction on the 2007 charges of gambling, money laundering and racketeering.<ref name="Megerian 2010"/> In January 2016, John along with his brother Joseph each received 10 year sentences, while his father Ralph V. received an eight-year state prison sentence for pleading guilty to running a [[Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction#Operation Heat|multibillion-dollar gambling enterprise]], and his brother Ralph M. had charges still pending.<ref name="Perna sentence 2016"/><ref name="Operation Heat sentencing"/> He was released from prison on July 15, 2019.
On June 30, 2020, Perna was indicted on assault charges along with Thomas Manzo, who is the ex-husband of a 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Star.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-Husband of 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Star and Lucchese Crime Family Soldier Indicted for Assault and Other Crimes |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/ex-husband-real-housewives-new-jersey-star-and-lucchese-crime-family-soldier-indicted |website=Justice.gov |date= June 30, 2020|publisher=Department of Justice |access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United States District Court of New Jersey: United States of America v. John Perna and Thomas Manzo |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/press-release/file/1290811/download |website=Justice.gov |date= June 30, 2020 |publisher=Department of Justice |access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref> On December 16, 2020, John Perna pled guilty to planning and carrying out an aggravated assault against the current husband of one of the former stars of the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey”.<ref name="Perna assault 2020">{{cite web |title=Lucchese Crime Family Soldier Admits Aggravated Assault |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/lucchese-crime-family-soldier-admits-aggravated-assault |website=Justice.gov |publisher=Department of Justice |date= December 16, 2020 |access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref> Perna carried out the assault on July 18, 2015, armed with a "slapjack".<ref name="Perna assault 2020"/> In exchange for committing the assault, Perna received a large discount for his wedding reception, which was held at Thomas Manzo's Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reputed Mobster Pleads Guilty in Assault on 'Real Housewives' Star's Husband |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/reputed-mobster-pleads-guilty-in-assault-on-real-housewives-stars-husband/2784497/ |access-date=19 December 2020 |agency=News |publisher=NBC New York |date=December 16, 2020}}</ref> Perna awaited sentencing which happened on April 28, 2021 and carried a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<ref name="Perna assault 2020"/> On June 10, 2021, Perna was sentenced to 30 months in prison for planning and carrying out an aggravated assault.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucchese Crime Family Member Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Aggravated Assault |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/lucchese-crime-family-member-sentenced-30-months-prison-aggravated-assault |access-date=13 June 2021 |website=Department of Justice, District of New Jersey |date=10 June 2021}}</ref> Perna was released from prison on February 18, 2024.
===Joseph M. Perna===
'''Joseph M. "Little Joe" Perna''' (born October 31, 1969) is a soldier and son of Ralph V. Perna.<ref name="Perna family"/> Perna is currently the acting capo of the New Jersey crew with his cousin Joseph Perna. He is a former member of the  [[Lucchese crime family's Brooklyn faction|Brooklyn faction]]. His brothers John and Ralph M. are members of the New Jersey faction. On May 18, 2006, Perna was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph&Middle=&LastName=Perna&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130626172403/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph&Middle=&LastName=Perna&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2013|title=Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator "Joseph Perna"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> On November 10, 2007, in his Toms River home his brother John and his cousin Joseph R. Perna were made into the Lucchese family by Joseph DiNapoli and Matthew Madonna and other members of the family's hierarchy.<ref name="Perna family"/> On December 18, 2007, Perna along with his father Ralph V., his brothers John and Ralph M., his wife Roseanna and other members and associates of the New Jersey faction were arrested on gambling, money laundering and racketeering charges.<ref name="NJ arrested 07"/> On May 14, 2010, Perna was indicted along with thirty three other members and associates of the New Jersey faction on the 2007 charges of gambling, money laundering and racketeering.<ref name="Megerian 2010"/> The indictment revealed that Perna and Michael Cetta financed a scheme to smuggle drugs and cell phones into East Jersey State Prison with members of the Nine Trey Gangsters (a set of the [[Bloods]]) and a corrupt corrections officer.<ref name="Megerian 2010"/> In January 2016, Joseph and his brother John Perna each received 10 year sentences, while his father Ralph V. Perna received an eight-year state prison sentence for pleading guilty to running a [[Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction#Operation Heat|multibillion-dollar gambling enterprise]], and his brother Ralph M. had charges still pending.<ref name="Perna sentence 2016"/><ref name="Operation Heat sentencing"/> He was released from prison on December 15, 2019. Perna is a close friend of [[Philadelphia crime family]] boss [[Joseph Merlino]].<ref name="DeSena associate"/>
==={{anchor|Joseph R. Perna}} Joseph R. Perna===
'''Joseph R. "Big Joe" Perna''' is the current captain of the New Jersey faction. He served as acting capo of the crew under George Zappola. His father [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Michael Perna|Michael J. Perna]] was a powerful member of the New Jersey faction before his death. On November 10, 2007, Perna was inducted in the Lucchese family along with his cousin John Perna inside of the [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River]] home of his cousin Joseph M. Perna.<ref name="Perna family"/>
===Ralph V. Perna===
'''Ralph Vito "Ralphie" Perna''' (born April 15, 1946) is the former capo of the [[Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction|New Jersey faction]]. Perna's father Joseph Perna was a mob bookmaker and shylock during the 1960s operating from [[Newark, New Jersey]].<ref name="Perna family">{{cite news|last=Anastasia|first=George|title=Large living, small income key in Perna mob case|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20100706_Large_living__small_income_key_in_Perna_mob_case.html|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=July 6, 2010|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Anastasia|first=George|title=All in the Family|url=http://jerseymanmagazine.com/all-in-the-family/|website=Jersey Man Magazine|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519020501/http://jerseymanmagazine.com/all-in-the-family/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His brother [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Michael Perna|Michael J. Perna]] was also a member of the New Jersey faction. Perna's three sons Joseph, John and Ralph M. are members of the New Jersey faction.<ref name="Perna family"/> On August 18, 2006, Perna was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Ralph&Middle=&LastName=Perna&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|title=Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator "Ralph Vito Perna"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-date=April 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406232646/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Ralph&Middle=&LastName=Perna&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 18, 2007, Perna along with [[Joseph DiNapoli]], [[Matthew Madonna]], [[Martin Taccetta]], his three sons Joseph, John, Ralph M. and twenty five other members and associates of the New Jersey faction were arrested on gambling, money laundering and racketeering charges.<ref name="NJ arrested 07">{{cite news|title=Attorney General Milgram Announces Arrests of Two Top Bosses of Lucchese New York Crime Family and Top New Jersey Capo On Gambling, Money Laundering And Racketeering Charges|url=http://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases07/pr20071218c.html|publisher=New Jersey Office of the Attorney General|date=December 18, 2007|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> The arrests resulted from the investigation "Operation Heat", which alleged that the New Jersey faction ran an illegal gambling operation that earned approximately $2.2 billion over a 15-month period and smuggled drugs and pre-paid cell phones into a New Jersey prison.<ref name="Jersey 2007">{{cite news|last=Craven|first=Laura|title=3 reputed mobsters nabbed in $2.2B gambling ring|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/3_reputed_wise_guys_nabbed_in.html|website=The Star-Ledger|date=December 18, 2007|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Heininger|first=Claire|title=Names of those charged in $2.2B gambling ring|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/names_of_those_charged_in_22_b.html|publisher=Statehouse Bureau|date=December 18, 2007|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> On May 14, 2010, Perna was indicted along with DiNapoli, Madonna and twenty nine other members and associates of the New Jersey faction on the 2007 charges of gambling, money laundering and racketeering.<ref>{{cite news|title=Attorney General Dow Announces Indictment of Lucchese Crime Family Hierarchy, Including Two New York Bosses, New Jersey Leaders and 30 Other Members & Associates|url=http://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases10/pr20100514a.html|publisher=New Jersey Office of the Attorney General|date=May 14, 2010|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> According to the indictment Perna "allegedly became top capo of the New Jersey faction of the family when [[Nicky Scarfo Jr.]] was deposed in 2007".<ref name="Megerian 2010">{{cite news|last=Megerian|first=Chris|title=N.J. authorities indict 34 in Lucchese crime family bust from 'Operation Heat'|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/authorities_indict_34_members.html|publisher=Statehouse Bureau|date=May 14, 2010|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> In 2012, New Jersey state began investigating the possibility of money laundering for legal costs in Perna's case.<ref>{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Ben|title=N.J. can investigate whether defendants in Lucchese crime family case laundered money for legal costs|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/nj_can_investigate_possible_mo.html|website=The Star-Ledger|date=April 25, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> In January 2016, Ralph V. received an eight-year state prison sentence for pleading guilty to running a [[Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction#Operation Heat|multibillion-dollar gambling enterprise]], while two of his sons, John and Joseph, each received 10 year sentences. His third son, Ralph M., had charges still pending.<ref name="Perna sentence 2016">{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Ben|title=3 top Lucchese crime family members sentenced in massive gambling operation|url=http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2016/01/3_lucchese_crime_family_members_sentenced_in_massi.html|website=New Jersey Online|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Operation Heat sentencing"/>
===Carlo Profeta===
'''Carlo Profeta''' (born October 10, 1942) is a soldier and former acting capo in Domenico Cutaia's crew. He once served as a bodyguard to Gambino family mobster [[Roy DeMeo]].<ref name="Profeta sitdown">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=Wiseguy Talks: "Get Your Gun; Get Your Knife, Go Out and Rob|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jerry-capeci/wiseguy-talks-get-your-gu_b_489072.html|website=The Huffington Post|date=March 8, 2010|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> In early 2009, Profeta had a sitdown with Bonanno family capo Anthony Mannone about a Lucchese soldier who owed him $200,000 in a loanshark debt.<ref name="Profeta sitdown"/> On February 24, 2010, Profeta was indicted along with capo Domenico Cutaia, soldier Salvatore Cutaia, associates Joseph Cutaia, Eric Maione and Nicholas Bernardo, Bonanno family capo Anthony Mannone and associate Jerome Carameilli on racketeering and extortion charges.<ref name="Profeta, Cutaia"/> In February 2011, Profeta and associate Eric Maione pleaded guilty to extortion charges.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maddux|first=Mitchel|title=Two Lucchese mobsters plead guilty|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/two_lucchese_mobsters_plead_guilty_w23OGvHCDOMaSILTwc0NkN|website=New York Post|date=February 1, 2011|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> On July 23, 2013, Profeta was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Carlo&Middle=&LastName=Profeta&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121213010641/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Carlo&Middle=&LastName=Profeta&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2012|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Carlo Profeta"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref>
===Frank Salerno===
'''Frank "Skinny Frank" Salerno''', also known as "Frankie", is captain of a crew operating in Westchester and the [[Bronx]].<ref name="Capo Frank Salerno">{{cite web |last1=Capeci |first1=Jerry |title=Gang Land News 6 October 2022: Surprise End-Of-Summer Contest |url=https://www.ganglandnews.com/ |website=Gang Land News |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref> He is a nephew of former Lucchese captain Michael Salerno. In 1993, Frank Salerno was indicted along with others on federal charges of illegally dumping construction and demolition debris into landfills.<ref>{{cite news |title=United States of America, Appellee, v. John J. Zagari; Pasquale Maselli, aka Pat; Frank Salerno; Frank Trapani, aka Harpo; Angelo J. DiPalo, aka Shorty; Peter Del Cioppo, aka Petey Del; George Merusi; James A. Rogan, aka Jimmy; Raymond E. Ryder; David Zanolini; Morton Wagner, aka Morty, Defendants, Donald Herzog; Alfred Christiansen; Charles Shay, Defendants-Appellants. |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1097206.html |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Nos. 599, 627, Dockets 96-1120(L), 96-1121, 96-1155 |publisher=United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. |date=April 17, 1997}}</ref> In 2006, Salerno was charged with defrauding customers from his car dealership Ultimate Motors, Inc., by failing to forward proceeds of car sales to the owners of cars that it sold on consignment, selling vehicles that it did not own, and failing to deliver vehicles to purchasers after receiving payment for car sales.<ref>{{cite news |title=Matter of Salerno v Commissioners of the NY State Dept. of Motor Vehicles |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2006/2006-50950.html |access-date=17 January 2022 |publisher=Supreme Court, Westchester County |date=May 19, 2006}}</ref> In April 2012, Frank Salerno went to the [[Tuckahoe (village), New York|Tuckahoe]] police station to help his son Adam Salerno who was arrested for driving with a suspended license, before leaving the police arrested Frank with a warrant from Atlantic County, N.J. for passing bad checks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Mark |title=Cops: Tuckahoe Traffic Stop Leads to Fugitive Arrest |url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/bronxville/news/cops-tuckahoe-traffic-stop-leads-to-fugitive-arrest/478628/ |access-date=17 January 2022 |agency=News |date=11 April 2012}}</ref> In May 2020, Salerno was identified in an FBI surveillance photo meeting with Lucchese members acting boss Mike DeSantis, consigliere Andrew DeSimone, soldier Anthony Villani, soldier Anthony Baratta and caporegime George Zappola in [[Thomas Jefferson Park|Jefferson Park]].<ref name="Capo Frank Salerno"/>
===Alfred Santorelli===
'''Alfred "Freddy Boy" Santorelli''' is a soldier and acting capo of his father's Bronx crew. His father is Lucchese family capo Anthony Santorelli. In the 1990s,   Santorelli and Darin Mazzarelli were the leaders of the [[Tanglewood Boys]], a recruitment gang for the Lucchese family.<ref name="dumb & dumpster"/> In 1994, his father Anthony Santorelli was observed by an FBI agent, dumping evidence in the murder of Louis Balancio.<ref name="dumb & dumpster"/> On November 14, 2001, Santorelli was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Alfred Santorelli" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref>
===Anthony Santorelli===
'''Anthony "Blue Eyes" Santorelli''' is a capo operating in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] and the [[Bronx]]. In the 1990s, Santorelli led [[The Tanglewood Boys]], a recruitment gang for the Lucchese family.<ref name="dumb & dumpster">{{cite news|last=McAlary|first=Mike|title=A Case of Dumb and Dumpster|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/a-case-dumb-dumpster-article-1.792409|date=March 13, 1998|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref> His son Alfred "Freddy Boy" Santorelli was a member of the gang.<ref>{{cite news|last=Berger|first=Joseph|title=After 3 Years of Witnesses' Silence, Man Is Charged in a College Student's Killing|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/10/nyregion/after-3-years-of-witnesses-silence-man-is-charged-in-a-college-student-s-killing.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|date= December 10, 1996|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref> In 1994, Santorelli was observed by an FBI agent, dumping something into a garbage can, which turned out to be clothes covered in blood.<ref name="dumb & dumpster"/> A DNA check on the blood led to members of the gang being arrested for murdering college student Louis Balancio at a Yonkers sports bar.<ref name="dumb & dumpster"/> In 2000, after the Lucchese Construction Group indictment, Santorelli was identified as a capo in the family, when a soldier in his crew Joseph Truncale was arrested along with Steven Crea and others.<ref name="Lucchese Construction Group Indictment">{{cite news |title=New York v Crea, Lucchese Construction Group |url=https://members.tripod.com/laborers_ct_dc/ny_mob_indictment_forde.htm |access-date=7 August 2022 |publisher=New York District Attorney}}</ref> In December 2003, his older brother Leonard Santorelli, the owner of CMS, a company that prints and distribute bank reports and documents was under investigation by law enforcement agencies in London and New York for allegedly bribing merchant banks to win contracts and his ties to his brother Anthony Santorelli.<ref>{{cite news |title= Insight: Mafia link to firm in City 'bribe' probe |url= https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/insight-mafia-link-to-firm-in-city-bribe-probe-rctfvnb3hmx |date=December 14, 2003 |newspaper= The Sunday Times UK |access-date= January 21, 2018}}</ref>
===Anthony Senter===
{{Main|Anthony Senter}}
===Carlo Taccetta===
'''Carlo Taccetta''' (born July 10, 1972) is a soldier and son of [[Michael Taccetta]] the former capo of the New Jersey faction. In 2004, the New Jersey Commission of Investigation stated that Carlo Taccetta began to take over after his father was imprisoned but New York leaders did not recognize his role.<ref name="NJ Report 2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/ocreport.pdf|title=The Changing Face of Organized Crime in New Jersey - A Status Report|publisher=State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation|date=May 2004 |access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> He was imprisoned on weapons charge and released on November 29, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Carlo Taccetta" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> On January 26, 2014, Taccetta was arrested with 65 pounds of marijuana.<ref name="Carlo Taccetta">{{cite news|last=Shapiro|first=Meghan|title=Suspected mob soldier had 65 pounds of pot in Montville, State Police say|url=http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/01/reputed_mobster_faces_drug_charges_in_montville_report_says.html|website=The Star-Ledger|date=January 26, 2014|access-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> He was charged with possession and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.<ref name="Carlo Taccetta"/> He was released from prison on February 13, 2020.
===Michael Taccetta===
{{Main|Michael Taccetta}}
===Joseph Tangorra===
'''Joseph "Joey Flowers" Tangorra''' (born August 2, 1949) is a soldier, and former capo of the "Bensonhurst Crew". In September 2000, Tangorra was indicted along with acting boss Steven Crea, capo Dominic Truscello and other members of the ''Lucchese Construction Group'' on labor racketeering charges.<ref name="Rashbaum 2000">{{cite news|last=Rashbaum|first=William K.|title=38 Are Charged In Mob Control Of Construction In the City|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/07/nyregion/38-are-charged-in-mob-control-of-construction-in-the-city.html|date=September 7, 2000|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> Tangorra was identified as a captain of a Brooklyn crew, which included associates Andrew Reynolds, Alessandro Palmeri and Giuseppe Palmeri.<ref name="Lucchese Construction Group Indictment"/> In November 2000, Tangorra was indicted along with soldier Joseph Truncale and was charged with the 1988 murder of Victor Filocamo.<ref>{{cite news|last=Feuer|first=Alan|title=Two More Men are charged in a Mob Killing in 1988|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/29/nyregion/two-more-men-are-charged-in-a-mob-killing-in-1988.html?src=pm|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 29, 2000|access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> In June 2001, his wife Carol Ann Tangorra wrote a letter on behalf of her husband who had been denied bail.<ref>{{cite news|last=Feuer|first=Alan|title=Word for Word/Gangland Testimonials; Dear Judge, Joey Whatshisname Was a Well Respectable Guy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/24/weekinreview/word-for-word-gangland-testimonials-dear-judge-joey-whatshisname-was-well.html?src=pm|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 24, 2001|access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> Tangorra was released from prison December 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph Tangorra" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref>
===Joseph Testa===
{{Main|Joseph Testa}}
===Joseph Tortorello===
'''Joseph "Torty Jr." Tortorello''' is a soldier in the family's "Prince Street crew. His father [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Anthony Tortorello|Anthony "Torty" Tortorello]] was the former capo in the family. In October 1991, Tortorello was made into the Lucchese family along with Thomas D'Ambrosia, Frank Gioia Jr., Gregory Cappello and Jody Calabrese in a Howard Beach, Queens ceremony conducted by his father Anthony Tortorello, Frank Lastorino, Anthony Baratta, Salvatore Avellino, Richard Pagliarulo, George Conte, Thomas Anzellotto and Frank Papagni.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/><ref name="Capeci p.225"/><ref name="Class of 91">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=Lucchese Class of '91|url=http://www.ipsn.org/characters/patriarca/Lucchese%20Class%20of%20%2791.htm|website=This Week in Gangland|date=May 4, 1998|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202132/http://www.ipsn.org/characters/patriarca/Lucchese%20Class%20of%20%2791.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father sponsored him during the ceremony.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/> Tortorello later went on to control a drug operation in lower Manhattan before getting arrested along with Thomas D'Ambrosia.<ref name="Capeci Dumb fellas"/>
===Joseph Venice===
'''Joseph Venice''' (1961) is a soldier in the Bronx faction. On May 31, 2017, Venice along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr., Consigliere Joseph DiNapoli, Capo Steven Crea Jr., and others were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder and other crimes.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> Venice pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.<ref name="Cassano and Venice"/><ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020"/> On May 8, 2020, Venice was released from federal prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph Venice" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref>
===Anthony Villani===
'''Anthony Villani''' is a soldier in the Bronx faction. On September 13, 2022, Villani and associates James "Quick" Coumoutsos, Dennis Filizzola, Michael "Platinum" Praino, and Louis "Tooch" Tucci Jr. were indicted on charges of operating a large-scale illegal online gambling business under the protection of the Luchese family for more than 15 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luchese Crime Family Soldier and Five Others Charged in Connection with Operating Long-Running Illegal Gambling Business Charges Against Luchese Crime Family Soldier Anthony Villani Include Racketeering and Money Laundering for Operation That Brought Millions in Profits |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/luchese-crime-family-soldier-and-five-others-charged-connection-operating-long-running |website=Justice.Gov |date=14 September 2022 |publisher=Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref> The illegal gambling business known as “Rhino Sports,” utilized an offshore website and dozens of bookmakers in the New York area to take millions in illegal sports bets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five charged in illegal gambling operation allegedly run by infamous New York crime family |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lucchese-family-new-york-organized-crime-five-charged-illegal-gambling-operation/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=14 September 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Rocco Vitulli===
'''Rocco Vitulli''' is a soldier. On August 10, 1989, Vitulli along with Frank Federico murdered Robert M. Kubecka and Donald Barstow, two executives of a trash-collection company in [[East Northport, New York]].<ref>Carlo, [https://books.google.com/books?id=yrcsp_w8MeAC&dq=rocco+vitulli&pg=PA191 p.190-192]</ref> In 1995, Vitulli was indicted along with Salvatore Avellino, Carmine Avellino, Anthony Baratta and Frank Federico for the murders of Robert Kubecka and Donald Barstow.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/><ref name="Jacobs p.87"/> Vitulli was released from prison on September 7, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Rocco&Middle=&LastName=Vitulli&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=62&y=10|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Rocco Vitulli"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=October 10, 2012|archive-date=September 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920175358/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Rocco&Middle=&LastName=Vitulli&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=62&y=10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===George Zappola===
'''George "Georgie Neck" Zappola''' (born 1960) is the current captain of the [[Lucchese crime family's Brooklyn faction|Brooklyn Faction]]. Zappola lead the [[Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction|Jersey Crew]] for a brief time before going back to Brooklyn. He was a close ally to [[Anthony Casso]] and a powerful member of the Brooklyn faction.<ref>Lawson, p. 261</ref> In the late 1980s, Zappola and Alfonse D'Arco murdered Lucchese capo Michael Pappadio after he refused to give up control of his garment district rackets.<ref name="Marriott">{{cite news|last=Marriott|first=Michel|title=Government Witness Tells Chilling Story of Murder and Life in the Mob|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/27/nyregion/government-witness-tells-chilling-story-of-murder-and-life-in-the-mob.html?scp=7&sq=George%20Zappola&st=cse|date=May 27, 1992|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref> After surprising Pappadio in a bagel shop, Zappola shot him in the head with a .22-caliber pistol.<ref name="Marriott"/> On May 17, 1990, Zappola and George Conte murdered James Bishop, the former secretary-treasurer of painters union Local 37, who had begun cooperating with the district attorney's office.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marzulli|first=John|title=Mob cops suit. Victim's widow targets NYPD|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/mob-cops-suit-victim-widow-targets-nypd-article-1.572911|date=May 27, 1992|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref> On November 15, 1990, Zappola along with his two brother Vincent Zappola and Anthony Zappola and the eleven other members of the Bypass gang were indicted for seven bank burglaries.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lubasch |first1=Arnold H. |title=14 Are Charged In 7 Burglaries By Skilled Ring |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/15/nyregion/14-are-charged-in-7-burglaries-by-skilled-ring.html |access-date=2 July 2023 |agency=New Paper |work=New York Times |date=15 November 1990}}</ref>
On November 1, 1992, Zappola was indicted along with Underboss Anthony Casso, soldiers Richard Pagliarulo, Michael DeSantis and Michael Spinelli, and two associates, Thomas Carew and Corrado Marino on charges of racketeering, a dozen murders, extortion and labor corruption.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lubasch |first1=Arnold H. |title=13 Indicted In U.S. Drive Against Mob |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/01/nyregion/13-indicted-in-us-drive-against-mob.html |access-date=2 July 2023 |agency=New Paper |work=New York Times |date=1 November 1992}}</ref> Zappola avoided being arrested and became a fugitive for next few years.<ref>{{cite news |title=United States of America, Appellee, v. John Devillio, Joseph Defigueroa, Salvatore Fusco, Franksmith, Michael Bloome, Thomas Roberto, Richard Santiago,angel Soto, Anthony Vega, Anthony Zappola, George Zappola,vincent Zappola, Dominick Costa, Defendants,philip Deangelo and Peter Spoto, Defendants-appellants, 983 F.2d 1185 (2d Cir. 1993) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/983/1185/467031/ |access-date=2 July 2023 |issue=Argued Oct. 14, 1992. Decided Jan. 21, 1993 |publisher=US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 983 F.2d 1185 (2d Cir. 1993)}}</ref> In 1993, Zappola along with Frank Papagni and [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Frank Gioia Jr.|Frank Gioia Jr.]] plotted to have Steven Crea killed.<ref name="Capeci Jan. 2007"/> In 1996, Zappola was indicted along with Frank Papagni, George Conte and Frank Giacobbe on murder charges.<ref name="Peterson 1996"/> In June 1996, Zappola pleaded guilty to several murders, including the 1990 Bishop slaying.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Helen|title=B'Klyn Mob Crack Ring Busted|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/b-klyn-mob-crack-ring-busted-article-1.738955|date=October 2, 1996|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Zappola received a 22-year prison sentence.<ref name="Gioia Jr. testimony"/> In October 1996, while being held at [[Metropolitan Detention Center]] in [[Sunset Park, Brooklyn]], Zappola bribed a federal [[Bureau of Prisons]] (BOP) guard $1,000 to smuggle his [[sperm]] out of the facility.<ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Helen|title=Guard Denies Jail Catering For Mob|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/guard-denies-jail-catering-mob-article-1.769556|date=October 15, 1997|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=V - OIG Case Studies of Inmate Telephone Abuse (Part 2) |url=https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/9908/callsp51.htm |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=oig.justice.gov}}</ref> Zappola was released from prison on March 3, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "George Zappola" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>
==Imprisoned members==
===Victor Amuso===
{{Main|Victor Amuso}}
===Steven Crea===
{{Main|Steven Crea}}
==={{anchor|Steven Crea Jr.}} Steven D. Crea===
'''Steven D. "Stevie Junior" Crea''' (born 1972) is a former capo. His father [[Steven Crea]] is the underboss in the family. Crea started his criminal career in the [[Tanglewood Boys]] recruitment gang.<ref name="Crea Jr Tanglewood">{{cite news |last1=Capeci |first1=Jerry |title=Feds Pull Out 45 Years Of Racketeering Crimes Against The Meldish Murder Five |publisher=Gangland |date=17 January 2019}}</ref> In 2016, it was revealed by government informant Anthony Zoccolillo that from 2001 through 2002, Crea and Joseph Lubrano were partners in a Bronx gambling club.<ref name="Crea Jr Tanglewood"/> His father's main club and base of operations was the Coddington Club in the Bronx.
On May 31, 2017, Steven D. Crea along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, his father Underboss Steven L. Crea, Consigliere Joseph DiNapoli, Capo Dominic Truscello, Capo John Castelucci, Acting Capo Tindaro Corso and other members were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder and other crimes.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> The indictment builds on charges previously filed against a reputed Lucchese soldier and associate in February 2017 with the murder of Michael Meldish in the Bronx on November 15, 2013; Matthew Madonna, Steven L. Crea, and Steven L. Crea were charged and suspected of serving as co-conspirators in the Meldish gangland execution too.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/><ref name="Whitehouse"/> In November 2018, Crea passed a polygraph exam administered by retired FBI veteran in his defenses efforts to prove his innocence in the 2013 murder of Michael Meldish.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McShane |first1=Larry |title=Luchese crime family scion hopes polygraph, severance from namesake dad's case can produce acquittal |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-metro-wonder-boy-lie-detector-20181208-story.html |access-date=June 9, 2019 |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=December 9, 2018}}</ref> On August 20, 2019, Crea pleaded guilty to racketeering and murder conspiracy charges and faces a maximum of 13 years in prison.<ref name="Crea Jr. pleaded guilty">{{cite news |last1=Annese |first1=John |title=Son of mob underboss pleads guilty to racketeering, conspiring to whack mafia associate |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-son-of-luchese-crime-family-underboss-pleads-guilty-20190820-hyeiyvgprzgn5kljrjz7oemtqu-story.html |access-date=August 25, 2019 |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=August 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Saul |first1=Emily |title=Reputed Lucchese mobster dodges life in prison with guilty plea |url=https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/reputed-lucchese-mobster-dodges-life-in-prison-with-guilty-plea/ |access-date=August 25, 2019 |newspaper=New York Post |date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> The murder conspiracy charges date back to 2012, when Crea and his father Steven L. Crea plotted to kill Bonanno family associate Carl Ulzheimer for disrespecting the elder Crea during a Bronx social club encounter.<ref name="Crea Jr. pleaded guilty"/> The Crea's assigned Lucchese mobster Vincent Bruno to murder Ulzheimer, but Bruno failed. The dispute was resolved between the two mafia families.<ref name="Crea Jr. pleaded guilty"/> On January 31, 2020, Crea was sentenced to 13 years in prison.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Woyton |first1=Michael |title=New Rochelle Mobster Sentenced To Prison: Steven D. Crea pleaded guilty to racketeering and murder conspiracy in August|url=https://patch.com/new-york/newrochelle/new-rochelle-mobster-sentenced-prison |access-date=May 31, 2020 |newspaper=Patch Media |date=January 31, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020"/> Crea is currently imprisoned with a projected release date of August 11, 2028.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Steven Crea Jr." |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
===Louis Daidone===
'''Louis "Louie Bagels" Daidone''' (born February 23, 1946), also known as '''"Louie Cross Bay"''', is an inducted member who served as a captain, then Consigliere and finally became Acting Boss in the Lucchese family.<ref name="FBI Canary">{{cite news|title=The Case of the Stuffed Canary; Louie Bagels Sentenced to Life for Racketeering and Murder|url=https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2004/july/canary_070604|website=FBI.Gov|date=July 6, 2004|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> Daidone was born and raised in [[Bensonhurst, Brooklyn]].<ref name="Capeci p.382-385">Capeci, [https://books.google.com/books?id=GhfExAeLSBAC&dq=acting+boss+louis+daidone&pg=PA382 pp.382-385]</ref> Daidone played as a quarter-back for New Utrecht High School and was offered a football scholarship to Indiana State University in 1963, instead Daidone stayed in Bensonhurst.<ref>Capeci, ''Guide'' pp.382-385</ref> Daidone's nickname "Louie Bagel" is because he owned part of a Howard Beach bagel shop "Bagels by the Bay" on Cross Bay Boulevard where he controlled most of his illegal rackets, he also ran a car service and was heavily active in hijacking cigarettes and tires.<ref>Capeci and Robbins p.208</ref><ref name="Bagel Boss">{{cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|title='Bagel' Mob Boss Creamed in Court|url=https://nypost.com/2002/12/20/bagel-mob-boss-creamed-in-court/|work=New York Post|date=December 20, 2002|access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> He became an associate of the [[The Vario Crew|Canarsie crew]] under Capo [[Paul Vario]].<ref name="Made 1982">Capeci and Robbins p.168-169</ref> On August 23, 1982, Daidone, [[Alphonse D'Arco]] and four other men were made into the Lucchese family, the ceremony was conducted by Boss Anthony Corallo, Underboss Salvatore Santoro, Capo Paul Vario, and members Frank Manzo, Peter DiPalermo, Charles DiPalermo and Salvatore DeSimone.<ref name="Capeci p.382-385"/><ref name="Made 1982"/>
In late 1988, Lucchese boss Vic Amuso ordered Daidone to murder Lucchese associate Thomas "Red" Gilmore after becoming suspicious of him being an informant.<ref name="FBI Canary"/> Gilmore ran a chop shop, operated a limousine service and was involved in loansharking operations. On February 5, 1989, Daidone along with Patty Dellorusso and another associate waited for Gilmore near his apartment in Richmond Hills, Queens when they ambushed him and shot him three times in the head and neck.<ref name="Capeci and Robbins p.226"/><ref name="FBI Canary"/><ref name="US v Daidone 2006">{{cite news|title=United States v. Daidone Docket No. 04-3784-cr.|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1461152.html|website=Findlaw.com|date=December 15, 2006|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref>
In August 1990, Anthony Casso gave Frank Lastorino the contract to murder mobster Bruno Facciola after Casso had received information from two NYPD police detectives [[Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa]] on his payroll that Facciola was an informant.<ref name="Bruno murder p180">Carlo pp.179-180</ref> On August 24, 1990, Frank Lastorino, Louie Daidone and Richard Pagliarulo murdered Bruno Facciola.<ref name="Bruno murder p287">Capeci, Robbins pp.285-287</ref> Lastorino arranged to bring Facciola to a Brooklyn garage, inside the garage Lastorino stabbed Facciola and Pagliarulo shot him six times in the face and chest. Daidone stuffed a dead [[Domestic Canary|canary]] into Facciola's mouth and left his body in the trunk of his 1985 Mercury sedan and abandoned the car on East Fifty-Fifth Street in Canarsie.<ref name="Bruno murder p180"/><ref name="Bruno murder p287"/> In early 1991, Daidone was promoted to acting capo of the Canarsie crew when Alponose D'Arco was promoted to acting boss.<ref>Capeci and Robbins p.352</ref>
On May 1, 1992, Daidone and Robert Molinelli, Raymond Argentina and Alan Taglianetti were convicted of conspiring to rob the Rapid Armored Truck Co. vehicle on March 25, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=4 Guilty in 1988 Robbery|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/01/nyregion/4-guilty-in-1988-robbery.html?scp=2&sq=%22Louis%20Daidone%22%20%20Lucchese&st=cse|work=New York Times|date=May 1, 1992|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> Daidone was sentenced to five years in prison. The stolen $1.2 million was never recovered.<ref>{{cite web|title=4 Alleged Mob Figures Guilty in Truck Holdup|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/05/03/4-alleged-mob-figures-guilty-in-truck-holdup/|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=May 3, 1992|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> Daidone was paroled in 1996, under orders preventing him from speaking to known criminals for three years, he almost violated his parole when he allegedly contacted Lucchese mobster Raymond Argentina.<ref name="Bagel Boss"/> He was promoted to consigliere during this time.<ref name="FBI Canary"/>
In 2000, after Steven Crea was indicted on corruption charges, Daidone was promoted to Acting boss of the family.<ref name="Bagel Boss"/> On November 15, 2002, Daidone was charged along with Consigliere Joseph Caridi and twelve others on racketeering and extortion charges of Long Island a strip club Sinderella among other business.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gootman|first=Elissa|title=14 Charged in Investigation of Mob Family on Long Island|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/15/nyregion/14-charged-in-investigation-of-mob-family-on-long-island.html|access-date=May 19, 2018|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 15, 2002}}</ref> In December 2002, Daidone was indicted along with Consigliere Joseph Caridi, acting capo John "Johnny Sideburns" Cerrella, soldier Vincent "Vinny Baldy" Salanardi and twenty others on racketeering and extortion charges of a Long Island business.<ref>{{cite news|last=Claffey|first=Mike|author2=Marzulli, John|title=Feds Bust L.I. Sopranos Mobsters Put Bite on Restaurant|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/feds-bust-sopranos-mobsters-put-bite-restaurant-article-1.497635|access-date=May 19, 2018|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=December 11, 2002}}</ref> In March 2003, Daidone was indicted again for racketeering, loan-sharking, gambling and conspiracy to commit murder the 1989 Gilmore murder and the 1990 Facciolo murder among other crimes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gearty|first=Robert|title=Cage Mobster in Canary Hits|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/cage-mobster-canary-hits-article-1.659183|access-date=May 19, 2018|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=March 14, 2003}}</ref> Former Lucchese family acting boss Al D'Arco testified against Daidone during his trial.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gearty |first=Robert |title=Court Boils Louie Bagels |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2004/06/30/2004-06-30_court_boils_louie_bagels.html#selection-1257.0-1266.1 |work=New York Daily News |date=June 30, 2004 |access-date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070811131644/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2004/06/30/2004-06-30_court_boils_louie_bagels.html#selection-1257.0-1266.1 |archive-date=11 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2004, Daidone's daughter Lori's fiancé John Micali a Gambino family associate pleaded guilty to bank burglary charges in Brooklyn federal court and agreed to serve up to six years behind bars.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Kati Cornell|title=Mafia Princess Plea Wants Fiance bailed for Wedding|url=https://nypost.com/2004/02/20/mafia-princess-plea-wants-fiance-bailed-for-wedding/|work=New York Post|date=February 20, 2004|access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> On June 30, 2004, Daidone was sentenced to life in prison, after being convicted of loansharking charges and the conspiracy to murder in Gilmore and Facciolo.<ref name="FBI Canary"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Preston|first=Julia|title=Metro Briefing New York: Manhattan: Mob Chief Sentenced|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/01/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-manhattan-mob-chief-sentenced.html?scp=4&sq=%22Louis%20Daidone%22%20%20Lucchese&st=cse|work=New York Times|date=July 1, 2004|access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> As of May 2018, Daidone is incarcerated at the high-security [[United States Penitentiary]] (USP) in [[United States Penitentiary, Allenwood|Allenwood, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: Louis Daidone|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|work=New York Post|access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref>
=== Anthony Grado ===
'''Anthony "Tony Monroe" Grado''' a soldier in the family. On April 5, 2018, Grado and Colombo associate Lawrence Tranese pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-05 |title=Luchese Crime Family Soldier and Organized Crime Associate Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/luchese-crime-family-soldier-and-organized-crime-associate-plead-guilty-conspiring |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref> Grado and Tranese threatened a Brooklyn doctor and forced them to write fraudulent prescriptions for over 230,000 pills. The duo provided said doctor with a list of names of "patients" that the doctor should write the prescriptions out to.
Grado and Tranese physically terrorized the doctor as well. In one recorded conversation, Grado told the doctor that he would make him "write a thousand scripts a day and f---ing feed you to the f---ing lions", if prescriptions were written without approval and that if the prescription records fell into anyone's hands but Grado's, he would "put a bullet right in [the doctor's] head." On one occasion, Grado also ordered one of his associates to stab the doctor, and the associate carried out the order. On December 6, 2018, Grado was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He is currently incarcerated at [[Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland|FCI Cumberland]] with a release date of December 19, 2027.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-06 |title=Luchese Crime Family Soldier Sentenced to 12 Years and Colombo Crime Family Associate Sentenced to 40 Months' Imprisonment for Conspiring to Distribute Oxycodone |language=en |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/luchese-crime-family-soldier-sentenced-12-years-and-colombo-crime-family-associate |access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BOP: Federal Inmates By Name |url=https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp#inmate_results |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.bop.gov}}</ref>
===Christopher Londonio===
'''Christopher Londonio''' is a soldier in the family. On February 13, 2017, Londonio and associate Terrance Caldwell were indicted on the murder of Michael Meldish the former leader of the [[East Harlem Purple Gang]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Men Charged With Racketeering, Including A 2013 Mob Murder And An Attempted Murder Of A Bonanno Soldier |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/two-men-charged-racketeering-including-2013-mob-murder-and-attempted-murder-bonanno |website=Justice.gov |date=13 February 2017 |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> In the indictment Londonio and Caldwell were charged with murdering Meldish on November 15, 2013, near Baisley Ave and Ellsworth Ave in the Bronx.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitehouse|first=Kaja|title=Lucchese crime family members busted in murder of relative|url=https://nypost.com/2017/02/13/lucchese-crime-family-members-busted-in-murder-of-relative/|newspaper=New York Post|date=February 13, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Police arrest two in connection with 2013 mob hit |url=https://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2015/20/20-hitman-2015-05-15-bx.html |website=Bronx Times |date=15 May 2015 |publisher=Robert Wirsing |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> On May 31, 2017, Londonio was indicted again along with Matthew Madonna, Steven Crea and Joseph DiNapoli and other members and associates of the family on charges of racketeering, murder and other crimes.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Huge Mob Bust Snares Top Members of Lucchese Crime Family in New York: Sources |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/Mob-Bust-Lucchese-Crime-Family-Murder-Federal-Racketeering-Charges-Arrest-FBI-425489754.html |website=NBC San Diego |date=31 May 2017 |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> In October 2019, it was reported that Londonio planned to escape the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in 2017 by breaking through a window using dental floss and then using bed sheets to climb down to the street.<ref name="Londonio escape">{{cite news|last=Capeci|first=Jerry|title=Inside the wild attempted jail escape of Luchese mobster Christopher Londonio |url=https://nypost.com/2019/10/17/inside-the-wild-attempted-jail-escape-of-luchese-mobster-christopher-londonio/|newspaper=New York Post|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Londonio began working out to lose weight and arranged with a bookmaker from Arthur Ave to provide him with $150,000 to use to get to Monticello. Londonio planned after escaping prison to go to the Bronx and kill Matthew Madonna's wife and his partner in a loansharking.<ref name="Londonio escape"/> The plan was uncovered by prison guards after Londonio's co-conspirator and cellmate told the prison guards of the plan.<ref name="Londonio escape"/> On November 15, 2019, Londonio along with Matthew Madonna, Steven Crea and Terrence Caldwell were convicted in [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]] federal court of executing the murder of Michael Meldish.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Stephen Rex|title=Four Lucchese gangsters convicted of murder of notorious wiseguy Michael Meldish|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-lucchese-mob-verdict-20191115-ypuepussc5fjpkj4lbnwxbjx5m-story.html|date=November 15, 2019|publisher=nydailynews.com|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York|title=Leaders And Members Of Mafia Family Convicted Of Murder, Racketeering, And Other Crimes|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/leaders-and-members-mafia-family-convicted-murder-racketeering-and-other-crimes|date=November 15, 2019|publisher=Justice.gov|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> On July 27, 2020, Londonio was sentenced to [[life in prison]] for the Meldish murder, along with Madonna and Caldwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/veal-shank-mobster-and-two-other-lucchesses-get-life-in-prison/|title='Veal shank' mobster and two other Luccheses get life in prison|publisher=nypost.com|date=July 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-lucchese-sentencings-meldish-murder-20200727-wk66c66nx5chrlg3ohka4rbp5e-story.html|title=3 Lucchese gangsters, including acting boss, get life for murder of notorious wiseguy Michael Meldish|work=New York Daily News|date=July 31, 2020}}</ref>
===Matthew Madonna===
{{Main|Matthew Madonna}}
===Joseph Massaro===
'''Joseph "Joey Bang Bang" Massaro''' is a soldier. He was a member of the "Harlem Crew" and reported to capo [[Anthony Baratta (organized criminal)|Anthony Baratta]].<ref name="Capeci p.142">Capeci, p.142-143 (Gang Land, 2003)</ref> During the early 1980s, Massaro extorted Long Island topless bars starting a feud with the [[Bonanno crime family]]. In 1990, Massaro and Patrick Esposito murdered Joseph Fiorito.<ref name="Capeci p.133">Capeci, p.133 (Gang Land, 2003)</ref> In 1993, Massaro was found guilty of extortion and arson to take over Long Island topless bars.<ref name="Capeci p.142"/> At his trial FBI agent [[Joseph D. Pistone|Joe Pistone]] discussed what he learned about a 1980 Bonanno-Lucchese family sit-down over the topless bars in Long Island.<ref name="Capeci p.142"/> Former Lucchese family acting boss [[Alphonse D'Arco]] also testified against him.<ref name="Capeci p.133"/> Massaro is currently serving life in USP Lewisburg Prison. (Register Number: 83413-020)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph+&Middle=&LastName=Massaro&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=57&y=9|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph Massaro"|publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918002555/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph+&Middle=&LastName=Massaro&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=57&y=9|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Nicky Scarfo Jr.===
{{Main|Nicky Scarfo Jr.}}
===Martin Taccetta===
{{Main|Martin Taccetta}}
==Associates==
===Peter Argentina===
'''Peter Argentina''' is an associate and younger brother to mobster Raymond "Ray" Argentina.<ref name="Argentina car heist 1988"/> In 1992, he was acquitted of participating in an armored car heist.<ref name="Lucchese roster 1998">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Greg B.|title=Roster Is Gangster Rap Sheet|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1998-02-06/news/18072727_1_heroin-case-armored-car-heist-soldier|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125110139/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1998-02-06/news/18072727_1_heroin-case-armored-car-heist-soldier|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2011|website=New York Daily News|date=February 6, 1998|access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> On June 21, 2011, Carl Lastorino, the son of [[Frank Lastorino]], shot Argentina in the hand and shoulder. While escaping Carl Lastorino was shot to death by the police.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lauinger|first=John|title=Surveillance video: Luchese capo's son caught on tape in hit attempt, before he's shot dead by cops|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-21/news/29707052_1_tire-shop-luchese-browne|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130054033/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-21/news/29707052_1_tire-shop-luchese-browne|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|website=New York Daily News|date=June 21, 2011|access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref>
===Vincent Bruno===
'''Vincent Bruno''' (1984) is an associate of the Bronx faction. In 2011, Bruno began working with Genovese soldier Salvatore Larca in a marijuana distribution network in Westchester County.<ref name="Bruno and Basciano drug">{{cite web |last1=U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York |date=June 12, 2014 |title=Case 1:13-cr-00340-RJS Document 177 Filed 06/12/14 |url=http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/download.html?id=184266143&z=f8690497 |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118200617/http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/download.html?id=184266143&z=f8690497 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On February 14, 2013, Bruno was arrested, and Salvatore Larca put Joseph Basciano (the son of former [[Bonanno crime family|Bonanno family]] boss [[Vincent Basciano]]) in charge of running the marijuana distribution route while continuing to pay Bruno a portion of the profits.<ref name="Bruno and Basciano drug"/> On January 28, 2014, Bruno was sentenced to 108 months in prison for marijuana and cocaine conspiracy.<ref name="Bruno and Basciano drug"/>
On May 31, 2017, Bruno along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr., Consigliere Joseph DiNapoli, Capo Steven Crea Jr., and others, they were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder and other crimes.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> The indictment charged Bruno and Lucchese soldier Paul Cassano with the 2012 attempted murder of a Bonanno family associate.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/> In 2012, a group of Bonanno family associates forced their way into a Lucchese family Bronx social club and one of the Bonanno associates offended Underboss Steven L. Crea.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/> After the intrusion Steven Crea ordered his son capo Steven D. Crea Jr. to have the Bonanno associate killed and Crea Jr. passed the order to Bruno and Paul Cassano.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/> The next night Bruno and Cassano went to kill the Bonanno associate in his Bronx residence but they failed. The murder was never carried out and the dispute between both was settled.<ref name="Indictment 2017"/> In September 2018 Bruno pled guilt to one count of attempted murder in aid of racketeering.<ref name="Bruno 2018">{{cite news|website=United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York|title=Organized Crime Associate Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/organized-crime-associate-pleads-guilty-attempted-murder|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref> He was sentenced to 136 months in prison on attempted murder in aid of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy.<ref name="Crea Madonna DiNapoli sentenced 2020"/> On March 21, 2022, Bruno was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Vincent Bruno" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref>
===Joseph Cosentino===
'''Joseph "Joey Blue Eyes" Cosentino''' (surname alternatively spelled Consentino) is an associate to Bronx faction.<ref name="Lucchese roster 1998"/> During the 1950s, Cosentino and his friend John "Johnnie Boy" Petrucelli lived in Cosentino's mother house in the Bronx.<ref name="Cosentino and Petrucelli kids">{{cite news |last1=McAlary |first1=Mike |title=Sour Fruit Falls from mob trees |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/476032122/?clipping_id=39533051&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ3NjAzMjEyMiwiaWF0IjoxNzA1MzU1NDcxLCJleHAiOjE3MDU0NDE4NzF9.abdNoWAufiTrWzR7TWzcCF662K0G2qrbf4TLChbakYE |access-date=15 January 2024 |agency=New Paper |work=Daily News |date=3 July 1995}}</ref> Cosentino and Petrucelli became hitmen for the Lucchese family operating from [[Pelham Parkway (neighborhood), Bronx|Pelham Parkway]] in the Bronx.<ref name="Cosentino, Petrucelli"/><ref name="Cosentino and Petrucelli kids"/>
In the early 1980s, Cosentino worked closely with Carmine Avellino running gambling operations in Queens and Long Island.<ref name="Capra Avellino Santoro"/> The FBI recorded multiple conversation during April 1983, between Salvatore Avellino Jr., who was the driver for boss Anthony Corallo, underboss Salvatore Santoro, Carmine Avellino, Joseph Cosentino and Richard DeLuca, who was the driver for Santoro.<ref name="Capra Avellino Santoro"/> During the reordered conversation the FBI would hear the men discussing gambling operations controlled by Carmine Avellino and Consentino.<ref name="Capra Avellino Santoro"/>
On September 13, 1989, Cosentino and Anthony Magana murdered John "Johnnie Boy" Petrucelli on his front lawn in [[White Plains, New York]], for harboring Gus Farace.<ref name="Cosentino, Petrucelli"/><ref>{{cite book |title=Docket 96-1466 Joseph Cosentino and Anthony Magana, Petitioners v. Walter Kelly, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, et al., March 18, 1997 |url=https://dp.la/item/259613994e571fd15f4dfda14e5b052a |via=DPLA |publisher=Supreme Court of the United States. 2/2/1790 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> On May 31, 1991, Cosentino and Anthony Magana each received a twenty-five-year sentence for the murder of Petrucelli.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Cosentino and Anthony Magana, Petitioners-appellants, v. Walter R. Kelly, Superintendent, Attica Correctionalfacility, Daniel Sendowski, Superintendent,clinton Correctional Facility,respondents-appellees,, 102 F.3d 71 (2d Cir. 1996) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/102/71/637531/ |website=Justia Law |publisher=U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 102 F.3d 71 (2d Cir. 1996) Argued Dec. 6, 1996. Decided Dec. 16, 1996 |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref> In 1996, Cosentino and Anthony Magana appealed the May 31, 1991, sentenced and the petition was denied on May 10, 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. |title=COSENTINO v. KELLY (1996): Joseph COSENTINO and Anthony Magana, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Walter R. KELLY, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, Daniel Sendowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, Respondents-Appellees. No. 689, Docket 96-2422 <!-- |access-date=14 January 2024 --> |publisher=United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. |date=16 December 1996}}</ref>
During the 1990s, Cosentino's two sons Joseph "JoJo" and Adam worked for a Lucchese bookmaker.<ref name="Cosentino and Petrucelli kids"/><ref name="Cosentino, Petrucelli">{{cite news|last=McAlary|first=Mike|title=Sour Fruit Falls From Mob Trees|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-07-03/news/17982580_1_luchese-vic-amuso-gangster-life|website=New York Daily News|date=July 3, 1995|access-date=October 8, 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> His two sons became involved in a war with deceased John Petrucelli two sons John Jr. and Joseph who were members of the Lucchese family's farm team the [[Tanglewood Boys]].<ref name="Cosentino and Petrucelli kids"/> The sons of Cosentino tried making peace at a bar in Pelham Parkway with John Petrucelli Jr. but were assaulted by Freddie Santorelli and Darin Mazzarelli.<ref name="Cosentino and Petrucelli kids"/>
===Ralph M. Perna Jr.===
'''Ralph M. Perna Jr.''' (born March 8, 1972) is an associate and son of Ralph V. Perna.<ref name="Perna family"/> His brothers Joseph and John are members of the New Jersey faction. On December 18, 2007, Perna along with his father Ralph V., his brothers Joseph and John, and other members and associates of the New Jersey faction were arrested on gambling, money laundering and racketeering charges.<ref name="NJ arrested 07"/> On May 14, 2010, Perna was indicted along with thirty three other members and associates of the New Jersey faction on the 2007 charges of gambling, money laundering and racketeering.<ref name="Megerian 2010"/> In January 2016, his father Ralph V. received an eight-year state prison sentence for pleading guilty to running a multibillion-dollar gambling enterprise, and his brothers Joseph and John each received 10-year sentences, while he had charges still pending against him.<ref name="Perna sentence 2016"/>
==Imprisoned associates==
===Joseph Cutaia===
'''Joseph "Spanky" Cutaia''' is an associate. His father Salvatore is a soldier, and his grandfather [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Domenico Cutaia|Domenico]] was a capo in the Lucchese family. On December 24, 2009, Cutaia and Nicholas Bernardo were charged with attempted robbery and stick up of a [[Bensonhurst, Brooklyn]] couple.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marzulli|first=John|title=Grandson of Luchese crime capo - Joseph Cutaia - faces rap in robbery try|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/grandson-luchese-crime-capo-joseph-cutaia-faces-rap-robbery-article-1.433478|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=December 23, 2009|access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> In February 2010, Cutaia was indicted along with his grandfather capo Domenico Cutaia, his father soldier Salvatore Cutaia, soldier Carlo Profeta, associates Eric Maione and Nicholas Bernardo, Bonanno family capo Anthony Mannone and associate Jerome Carameilli on racketeering and extortion charges.<ref name="Profeta, Cutaia"/> He is currently in prison with a projected release date of March 7, 2028.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Joseph Cutaia" |publisher=Bop.gov|access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE5D91738F93AA25756C0A963958260 12 Charged in Minority Businesses Scheme] by Selwyn Raab
*[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/10870/ New York Magazine: What’s Left of the Mob] by Jerry Capeci
*[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/names_of_those_charged_in_22_b.html Names of those charged in $2.2B gambling ring]
*[http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/513/1087/81378/ United States of America, Appellee, v. Carmine Tramunti et al., Defendants-appellants] 513 F.2d 1087 (Argued Oct. 25, 1974 &ndash; Decided March 7, 1975)
*[https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/970356/download Lucchese crime family 2017 indictment]
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