Ray Argentina Ray Argentina is a current capo and longtime soldier of the
Brooklyn faction. His younger brother Peter Argentina is an associate in the family. 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. In 1984, Avellino and his brother Salvatore had a sitdown with
Bonanno crime family members Steven Cannone,
Joseph Massino,
Salvatore Vitale over
King Caterers. 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. On January 29, 1988, Carmine Avellino was added to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement exclusion list. In 1995, Avellino was indicted along with his brother Salvatore Avellino,
Anthony Baratta, Frank Federico and Rocco Vitulli for the August 1989, murders of Robert Kubecka and Donald Barstow. 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. 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. His attorney stated during the trial that Avellino had suffered 2 heart attacks and is suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Salvatore Avellino Anthony Baratta 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. In the early 1980s, Baratta was promoted to capo of the "Harlem Crew", controlling the
Pleasant Avenue narcotics ring in East Harlem and other rackets in the Bronx and Long Island. Baratta placed soldier Joseph Massaro in charge of running his Long Island topless bars operations. In 1980, Baratta and Massaro started a feud with the Bonanno family, when Massaro began taking over the Bonanno's topless bars. 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. 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. Baratta was also given control of the Garment center racket with Sidney Liberman. 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. In September 1996, Baratta was imprisoned in the
Otisville Federal Correctional Institution. Baratta was sentenced to eight years in prison. Baratta was released from prison on September 25, 2012. In May 2020, Baratta was identified in an FBI surveillance photo meeting with Lucchese members acting boss Mike DeSantis, consigliere Andrew DeSimone, soldier Anthony Villani, and caporegimes Frank Salerno and George Zappola in
Jefferson Park.
John Baudanza John Baudanza is a soldier, who operated in his father-in-law
Domenico Cutaia's
Brooklyn crew. His father Carmine and uncle Joseph are both members of the
Colombo family. During the early 1990s, Baudanza worked with his cousin Joseph M. Baudanza running stock fraud crimes for the Colombo family. He married Danielle Cutaia the daughter of Domenico Cutaia a capo in the Lucchese family. 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. He was released from prison on July 31, 2015.
Dominick Capelli Dominick "Nicky Pepsi" Capelli is a soldier in the Bronx crew of former capo
Salvatore DiSimone operating a large illegal gambling operation in Westchester. 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". On September 30, 2013, Capelli was released from prison. 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. 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. In 1973, Capra was indicted along with his associate Steven "Beansie Dellacava on drug trafficking charges related to heroin and cocaine. 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. 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. Capra was later succeeded as capo of the New Jersey crew by Nicodemo S. Scarfo, who was later replaced by Ralph V. Perna. Capra received an eighteen-month sentence and was released from federal prison on September 10, 2008.
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. In 1995, Capra was identified as an acting capo in the Lucchese family during a trial of capo Joseph Giampa and his crew members. On October 30, 2018, he was released from prison.
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. 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. Cassano was released from prison on September 20, 2018.
Eugene Castelle 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. In 1997, Castelle was charged with bribing guards to smuggle food and steroids into the Brooklyn
Metropolitan Detention Center. From 1998 to 2000, Castelle served as acting underboss, while operating from Bath Ave in Brooklyn. 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. On August 28, 2008, Castelle was released from prison. On May 26, 2016, Eugene Castelle along with Anthony Grecco, Gaetano "Tommy" Zuccarello, Vincent Mormile, Theodore Vasilakis and Ioannis "John" Dinos were arrested and charged with running an online gambling operation that made over $13 million. 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. In the indictment Castelle was charged with conspiracy to commit extortion. In May 2019, Castelle's illegal gambling trial began and former Lucchese family soldier turned government witness John Pennisi testified against him. He was sentenced to over six years in prison for running an illegal sports betting website. In March 2020, Castelle requested a release from prison due to coronavirus fears. Castelle was released from prison on April 1, 2020. 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. In 2021, Castelle was ordered to surrender and was re-incarcerated and released from prison on October 4, 2024.
John Castellucci John "Big John" Castellucci (born June 18, 1959), (surname alternatively spelled
Castelucci), he is also known as
"John Castelle", 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. In 2010, Castellucci was under investigation of the Independent Review Board of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters for his connection with the Lucchese family. Castellucci become a Local 282 member in April 2006, which he was permanently barred from holding membership in or any position within the IBT. 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. He was sentenced to 37 months in prison and received a $150,000 fine on racketeering conspiracy. 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.
John Cerrella John "Johnny Sideburns" Cerrella is a soldier in the
Brooklyn faction. Cerrella once served as an acting capo of
Domenico Cutaia's crew. Cerrella was raised in Harlem, New York before moving to Florida. During the early 1970s, Cerrella became an associate to Genovese family member Pasquale "Paddy Mac" Macchiarole, whose crew operated in New York and Florida. While hiding out in South Florida, Cerrella began working with twin brother Carmine and Peter Romano. The Romano brothers eldest brother was Vincent "Big Fish" Romano a soldier in the Genovese family who operated in the
Fulton Fish Market. Cerrella received a 16-year prison sentence and Chiantese received a 13-year prison sentence. In 1983, Cerrella was released from prison and continued working the Vincent Romano. 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. The group was charged with extorting the
Hudson & McCoy Fish House restaurant in
Freeport, Long Island. 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. 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. The ceremony was held in a
Howard Beach, Queens and Conte filled in for capo
George Zappola and sponsored
Frank Gioia Jr. 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. In 1996, Conte was indicted along with soldier James Galione and other members on drug dealing charges in Brooklyn. In 1996, Conte was convicted of three additional murders based on the testimony of Frank Gioia Jr.
Michael Corcione Michael "Mikey Bones" Corcione is a soldier and former acting capo in
Domenico Cutaia's
crew. 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.
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. 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. 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. He was later sentenced to 30 months in prison on racketeering conspiracy.
Anthony Croce Anthony "Sonny" Croce (born December 24, 1932) 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. 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. In November 2009, Croce was indicted in "Operation Night Gallery" along with soldier Joseph Datello on illegal gambling charges. Cutaia was released from prison on September 14, 2016.
Patrick Dellorusso , Patty Dellorusso, Louis Daidone,
Dominick Truscello,
Alphonse D'Arco and Clyde Brooks
Patrick "Patty" Dellorusso, also known as
Patty "Red" Dello Russo, is a former 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. 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. D'Arco also stated that Dellorusso controlled Lucchese family associate Anthony Razza who has served as the secretary-treasurer of Local 851. 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. 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. 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. DeSantis served 18 years in prison for his involvement in two 1980s murders for the boss. In May 2014, the FBI observed a sit-down on Long Island between then-soldier Michael DeSantis, along with his capo Carmine Avellino, and capo John Castellucci and John Cerrella, a member of Castellucci’s crew, over an illegal criminal activity between DeSantis, Cerrella and Castellucci. In May 2020, DeSantis was identified in an FBI surveillance photo meeting with a number of fellow Lucchese mobsters, including his consigliere Andrew DeSimone, caporegimes Frank Salerno and George Zappola, and soldiers Anthony Villani and Anthony Baratta, in
Jefferson Park. DeSena began his criminal career as an associate in the Gambino family before becoming a member of the Lucchese family. His nephew Pete Tuccio is a Gambino family associate and the former driver for Philadelphia boss Joseph Merlino. In May 2000, DiBenedetto was indicted along with capo Joseph Tangorra, associate Joseph Fama and Andrew Steckler on loansharking charges. The charges also claimed DiBenedetto serve as a shop steward for the Cement and Concrete Workers Local 20. 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. On October 28, 2008, he was released from prison. 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. 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. On August 7, 2013, DiSimone was released from prison. 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. In 1997, Galione pleaded guilty to murder, firearms and drug-trafficking charges and was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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. 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.
Thomas Gelardo Thomas "TJ" Gelardo (1942) is a soldier in the Bronx faction, who lives in Tuckahoe, New York. On May 22, 1984, Gelardo along with Daniel Meyers were convicted of extorting a social club used for gambling and promoting illegal gambling. 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. On April 19, 2007, Gelardo was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiring with a Brooklyn doctor to defraud the IRS and to fraudulently obtain benefits from Local 348. On May 2, 2008, Gelardo was released from prison. In June 2014, his nephew Thomas Gelardo was on trial for assaulting his porn star ex-girlfriend.
Joseph Giampa Joseph "Joey" Giampa a former capo operating in the Bronx. Giampa ran an auto shop on Boston Post Road in the Bronx. In 1990, Giampa was order by Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso to murder his capo Michael Salerno. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. During the trial, it was alleged that Lubrano was a member of the Lucchese recruitment gang,
The Tanglewood Boys. The FBI identified Lubrano as a capo with close ties to mobster in Arthur Ave area of the Bronx. He was later convicted and sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. Lubrano was released from prison on October 31, 2014. 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.
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.
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. Minuto's family-owned ice business supplied the needed ice to most of the tenants in the Hunts Point Produce Market. On August 15, 2006, Minuto was released from prison. 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.
Frank Papagni Frank "Frankie Bones" Papagni (born July 18, 1957) is the current underboss of the family. Papagni is a longtime Brooklyn faction member. In 1993, he was convicted of fraud, extortion and attempted murder, including a plot to kill John A. “Junior” Gotti. In 1996, Papagni was indicted along with George Zappola, George Conte and Frank Giacobbe on murder charges. 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.
John Perna John G. Perna (born May 26, 1977) is a soldier and son of Ralph V. Perna. In November 2007, John and his brother Joseph were made into the Lucchese family. 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. 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”. Perna carried out the assault on July 18, 2015, armed with a "slapjack". 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. Perna was released from prison on February 18, 2024. On April 11, 2025, Perna was charged along with 38 others with racketeering, gambling offenses, money laundering, and other crimes. Those charged along with Perna included Lucchese ruling panel member
George "Georgie Neck" Zappola, New Jersey capo Joseph R. Perna, associate Wayne D. Cross among other associates which included a New Jersey Politician Prospect Park councilman Anand Shah. 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. Those charged alongside Joseph M. Perna, included his two sons Joseph R. Perna, and Anthony M. Perna, his stepson Frank Zito, his nephews Dominic Perna and Michael Cetta, his wife Kimberly Zito and his ex-wife Rosanna Magno among others. Among the athletes who participated in Perna's sports gambling ring were former
Rutgers University wrestlers Michael Cetta, who was previously an
NCAA state champion for New Jersey, and Nicholas Raimo.
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
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 home of his cousin Joseph M. Perna.
Ralph V. Perna Ralph Vito "Ralphie" Perna (born April 15, 1946) is the former capo of the
New Jersey faction. Perna's father Joseph Perna was a mob bookmaker and shylock during the 1960s operating from
Newark, New Jersey. His brother
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. 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. 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. 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. 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". In 2012, New Jersey state began investigating the possibility of money laundering for legal costs in Perna's case. In January 2016, Ralph V. received an eight-year state prison sentence for pleading guilty to running a
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. On October 2, 1984, Profeta was indicted on federal racketeering charges relating to the activities of the DeMeo crew. 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. On July 23, 2013, Profeta was released from prison.
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.
Anthony Santorelli Anthony "Blue Eyes" Santorelli is a capo operating in
Westchester and the
Bronx. In the 1990s, Santorelli led
The Tanglewood Boys, a recruitment gang for the Lucchese family. His son Alfred "Freddy Boy" Santorelli was a member of the gang. In 1994, Santorelli was observed by an FBI agent, dumping something into a garbage can, which turned out to be clothes covered in blood. 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.
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. He was imprisoned on weapons charge and released on November 29, 2004. On January 26, 2014, Taccetta was arrested with 65 pounds of marijuana. He was charged with possession and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Tangorra was identified as a captain of a Brooklyn crew, which included associates Andrew Reynolds, Alessandro Palmeri and Giuseppe Palmeri. In June 2001, his wife Carol Ann Tangorra wrote a letter on behalf of her husband who had been denied bail. Tangorra was released from prison December 9, 2014.
Joseph Tortorello Joseph "Torty Jr." Tortorello is the capo of "Prince Street crew. His father
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. His father sponsored him during the ceremony.
Anthony Villani Anthony Villani born in September 1964. Villani is a soldier operating in the Bronx and Westchester. In May 2020, Villani was identified in an FBI surveillance photo meeting with Lucchese members acting boss Mike DeSantis, consigliere Andrew DeSimone, caporegimes Frank Salerno and George Zappola, and soldier Anthony Baratta in
Jefferson Park. 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. On July 9, 2025, Villani was sentenced by former U.S. District Judge
Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 21 months in prison with $4 million in forfeiture for racketeering, extortion, money laundering and illegal gambling related to his involvement with an illegal online gambling business. During his sentencing the New York District Attorney's Office identified Villani as a capo in the family who supervised the gambling operation "Rhino Sports" based in Costa Rica from 2004 through December 2020, making an estimated $35 million in illicit profits during his time and ordered him to pay $4 million in forfeiture. 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.
George Zappola George "Georgie Neck" Zappola (born 1960) is the current captain of the
Brooklyn Faction. Zappola lead the
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. 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. After surprising Pappadio in a bagel shop, Zappola shot him in the head with a .22-caliber pistol. 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. 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. Zappola avoided being arrested and became a fugitive for next few years. In 1993, Zappola along with Frank Papagni and
Frank Gioia Jr. plotted to have Steven Crea killed. Zappola received a 22-year prison sentence. Zappola was released from prison on March 3, 2014. In May 2020, Zappola was identified in an FBI surveillance photo meeting with Lucchese members acting boss Mike DeSantis, consigliere Andrew DeSimone, caporegime Frank Salerno and soldiers Anthony Villani and Anthony Baratta in
Jefferson Park. On April 11, 2025, Zappola identified as a member of ruling panel was charged along with 38 others with racketeering, gambling offenses, money laundering, and other crimes. ==Imprisoned members==