from DePaul University. [199], Stefano Salvatore "Steve" Rannelli (sometimes spelled Rondelli) (born in Palermo, Sicily November 19, 1936) was an early member of Tom Reina's family in the Bronx. [284] The indictment charged Capri with the financial failure of Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts branded restaurants. In 1976, Brocchini was involved in a dispute with Roy DeMeo, a Gambino family associate at the time, with Brocchini giving DeMeo a black eye. The defendants were arrested on February 25, 1985, on various charges, including labor racketeering, extortion, loansharking, illegal gambling and murder. [55] Cuomo died in 2008 from complications of diabetes and a heart ailment. [190] In the plea deal both Perna and Michael Taccetta admitted they bribed or tried to bribe jurors in the 1988 trial against 20 members of the Lucchese family and the 1991 trial of John Riggi, the boss of the DeCavalcante crime family. Correale controlled gambling and narcotics in East Harlem. On June 20, 2007, the court denied his petition. In 1956, Furnari was released from prison on parole. [86] At this time, Furnari's criminal record included convictions for assault and sex offenses. Robert Friedman, "Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob has Invaded America," 2000. Hear about life as a "made man" inside the Lucchese Crime Family in Gioia's own words. On July 13, 1967, and in his 16th year at the top of the family, Tommy Lucchese died of a brain tumor. In contrast, Furnari belonged to the less influential Brooklyn faction. 32)", "ACCARDI IS HELD IN $500,000 BAIL; Narcotics Figure Returned From Italy After 8 Years $92,500 Bail Forfeited Wife Joins Husband", "Big Sam Accardi Convicted Of Violating Narcotics Law", Joseph Brocchini "Too Tough For His Own Good", DirtyBook Store Run by Police Gains Indictment of 18 Here on Pornography, The King Is Dead; Long Live The Smut Empire, Mobsters Skim New York City Sex Industry Profits, "Mobsters to state: You talkin' to us? Furnari became an associate of Gaetano "Tommy Three-Finger Brown" Lucchese's crime family through Furnari's connection with mobster Anthony Corallo. By age 15, Furnari was managing his own loanshark operations in Brooklyn and Northern New Jersey. [233] On September 6, 2000, Truscello was indicted, along with acting boss Steven Crea, capo Joseph Tangorra, soldiers Joseph Datello, Philip DeSimone, Arthur Zambardi, Anthony Pezzullo, and Joseph Truncale, on labor racketeering, extortion, and bid-rigging charges. In 2013, Pennisi was made into the Lucchese family in a secret initiation ceremony in a basement of a Staten Island home by acting boss Matthew Madonna and capo John Castellucci. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [236] On May 31, 2017, Truscello, 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. [266][267] On February 2, 1993, the body of Frank Signorino, Chiodo's uncle, was found in the trunk of a car in East New York. [54] In 1998, Cuomo was sentenced to four years in prison for making heroin sales in the pizzeria. [265] The government quickly brought Chiodo's immediate family into the federal Witness Protection Program. [136] Pappadio worked closely with family boss Anthony Corallo. In 1958 he was arrested and tried for narcotics charges. [74] DiLapi was shot five times in the face and four times in the body. [74] DiLapi controlled the Lucchese family's Teamsters union local in New York City's Garment District and a bookmaking business, and owned part of a vending machine company in Brooklyn. She's a Chicago girl at heart, but she still misses living in a place with farms. [287], John Pennisi is a former soldier who is currently in witness protection. Balagula did in fact have balls, he was a ruthless killer when necessary, but he also was a smart diplomatic administrator and he knew that the combined, concerted force of the Italian crime families would quickly wipe the newly arrived Russian competition off the proverbial map. Lucchese aided Gambinos ascent to boss of another family, an alliance that continued between the two families well after Luccheses 1967 death and included the marriage of Luccheses daughter and Gambinos son. If anyone does bother you, come to us and Anthony will take care of it.[90]. [51] In 1959, Cuomo opened the first "Ray's Pizza"; he later opened another in the Upper East Side. [193][194], Bonaventura "Joseph" Pinzolo (1887 September 5, 1930), also known as "Fat Joe", was the boss of the family during 1930. The Commissions purpose was to democratically mediate between members and serve as judges and executioners. 'SOPRANOS' Say mobsters put bite on restaurant", "Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Vincent Salanardi", "Jailed Mob Associates Help Convict Men Accused Of Murder", "Pair Get Life Terms In Murder -Reputed Mobsters Also Serving Time For Drugs", New York Times: Ex-Crime Boss Testifies In Gotti Trial, New York Times: Former Crime Boss Testifies, New York Times: Guilty Plea In Mafia Case, New York Times: Reputed Crime Boss Enters a Guilty Plea, New York Times: After Mob, Joe DeFede, Ex-Crime Boss, Is Scraping By, Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator Website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_past_Lucchese_crime_family_mobsters&oldid=1142781402. [124] He worked with his brother Carmine LoCascio, John Ormento, brothers Joseph and Peter DiPalermo, Rocco Mazzie, James Picarelli and Sammy Kass in many criminal rackets.[124]. [224] On January 13, 1987, Santoro was sentenced to 100 years in prison and fined $250,000. [48] Coco later resigned and continued to operate in New York and Florida. The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed the convictions, but remanded the case for resentencing pursuant to State v. He was made sometime in the 1940s operating drug trafficking and loansharking rings. [12] He died on December 3, 1977. Pleading not guilty to the charges, Furnari was released on $1.75 million bail pending trial.[89]. He was born in Leonia, New Jersey to Antonio and Teresa Bargio. Casso later reported on a meeting at the 19th Hole, in which Furnari told Balagula, Here there's enough for everybody to be happy to leave the table satisfied. The Lucchese family is deemed the smallest of the five crime families with 100 members but is not the weakest. He and his wife reportedly lived on $30,000 a year and a modest annuity provided by the U.S. [182] In 1975, Papa was convicted and sent to the Atlanta Federal Prison in Atlanta, Georgia. He began his criminal career working for the Gaglianos in East Harlem. [203] He had a brother Calogero "Charles" and a sister Maria Speciale. [177][178] Migliore, who served as underboss in the past to Anthony Corallo, was considered the biggest influence on the ruling committee. [131][133] In the Brooklyn home Luongo met with Vic Amuso, Anthony Casso, Bobby Amuso and Dom Carbucci, until Bobby Amuso excused himself and returned killing Luongo by shooting him three times in the head. When the D'Amico family collapsed in 1937 with its rackets being divided up by the Commission, Michael Russo joined the Lucchese crime family, presumably to serve under Settimo Accardi. [30][31] On November 4, 1987 Cavalieri died of natural causes.[29]. [255], Vincent Zito (December 18, 1940 October 26, 2018)[256] was a former associate to the Lucchese family. [115], In 1996, Tortorello was arrested and charged with the murder and robbery of a Manhattan designer; he later took a plea deal and was sentenced to ten years in prison. [259][262] Doctors credited Chiodo's massive girth for saving his life; none of the slugs penetrated a vital organ or artery. 1965) Annotate this Case US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 346 F.2d 5 (2d Cir. [293] Ricciardi was a member of Michael Taccetta's inner circle and controlled the group's illegal gambling operations. His younger brother Ralph V. Perna is also a member in the New Jersey faction. Gangster Party. His criminal record since 1911 consisted of: assault, burglary, swindling, homicide, embezzlement. [77] In 1999, his son Anthony turned himself in to the police and was sentenced in 2000 to 25 years to life. [124] On August 15, 1962, Carmine LoCascio along with Lucchese mobster Angelo Loicano and Genovese family members Rosario and Joseph Mogavero were charged with transporting around 400 kilograms of heroin between January 1950 to August 1962 in the United States. Mancuso and Carmine Tramunti were part owners of the Pussycat Bar and club in New York City. By the late 1950s Migliore, a soldier, already was overseeing Laratro's illegal gambling operations from bookmaking, policy operations and large telephone setups. [28] Alfonso is a blood relative to Genovese capo Augustino "Crazy Augie" Cataldo and Genovese soldier Pete "Scarface" Cataldo. In 1957, Rao was arrested with 60 other mobsters at the abortive Apalachin meeting in rural Apalachin, New York. [160], On October 22, 1974, Migliore was indicted, along with members Frank Altimari, Nicholas Bonina, Anthony Romanello, Frank Ruggiero, Richard Rubino, Thomas DeMaio, brothers Michael Struzzieri and William Struzzieri, and NYPD Police Officer James Maxwell, on bribery charges in order to protect a gambling operation in Queens. [189] On April 18, 1991, Ricciardi was indicted, along with Michael Taccetta, Anthony Accetturo, and Michael Perna, on corruption charges. In December 1998, DeFede pled guilty to the charges and received five years in prison. [186], Michael J. Perna (1942 October 28, 2020) was the acting capo of the New Jersey faction. On March 10, 1992, Lucchese associate Michael Spinelli shot Patricia Capozallo, Chiodo's sister, while she was driving in Bensonhurst. Papa's infamous theft became famous after the movie French Connection II. New York (State). Galante had been gunned down on July 12, 1979, allegedly on the orders of the Commission. [247], DiCarlo was ordered killed by his capo after molesting a boy whose family had connections to the Luccheses, and the murder contract was given to Gambino family soldier Roy DeMeo. However, Furnari could not use this as a defense argument. Christopher "Christie Tick" Furnari, Sr. (April 30, 1924 May 28, 2018) was a former consigliere until his 1986 racketeering conviction. The Lucchese family originally bore the name Gagliano for Thomas (Tommy) Gagliano, who was named the boss of one of the Five Families. When Gagliano died in 1951, Thomas ("Tommy" or "Three-Finger Brown") Lucchese became boss and renamed the family. [9] On January 22, 1945, he became a naturalized US citizen. [243] Urgitano became a powerful mobster operating from Pleasant Avenue and eventually became the caporegime of the Harlem crew. After Reznikov left the nightclub, Balagula suffered a massive heart attack. [108] On August 24, 1990, Frank Lastorino, Louie Daidone and Richard Pagliarulo murdered Bruno Facciola. We'll take care of the rest. [162][163], On March 21, 1986, Migliore was indicted, along with Genovese family acting boss Anthony Salerno, Genovese family captains Vincent Cafaro, Vincent DiNapoli and Giuseppe Sabato, Genovese family members Louis DiNapoli, Carmine Della Cava and Thomas Cafaro, and Cleveland crime family members John Tronolone and Milton Rockman, Gambino family member Alphonse Mosca, and four businessmen, Edward J. Halloran, Nicholas Auletta, Alvin O. Chattin, and Richard Costa, on extortion and bid rigging charges. On October 23, 2012, Manzo died in his sleep. Reznikov pushed a 9mm Beretta handgun against Balagula's skull and demanded $600,000 and a percentage of Balagula's rackets. He made payments to Falco, Coco and Nash, and described Coco as the leader of a loan-sharking ring. Lucchese crime family, New York-based organized crime syndicate. [130], Anthony "Buddy" Luongo was a former capo in the Harlem-Bronx faction. Corallo died months later in August 2000.[217]. Issue 1806. In the early 1920s, Russo was inducted into the Newark family of Gaspare D'Amico, and during his time under this family, he attended the 1928 Cleveland Mafia meeting at the Hotel Statler as an official member. [181] Papa grew up in Astoria, Queens and owned a tire company in the neighborhood. He bought a home on City Island Avenue in City Island, Bronx.[223]. As with the other families and organized crime in general, depictions of the Lucchese family in popular culture are many, with varying degrees of accuracy. By Gunmen Waiting Outside Home", "United States of America, Appellee, v. Andimo Pappadio, Defendant-appellant, 346 F.2d 5 (2d Cir. [195] Pinzolo served 2 years and 8 months to 5 years after refusing to testify against Costabile. They ushered in a violent new era, at one point trying to put out a hit on the entire New Jersey faction of the family, referred to as the whack Jersey order. [291][292] On December 9, 1953, he was murdered in a bar on East 183rd Street in the Bronx by three gunmen. [283], On February 5, 2020, Frank Capri and his mother Debbie Corvo were indicted on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with the operation of various branded restaurant locations in Arizona and across the United States. Chiodo realized that the government's case was so solid that he would likely die in prison if convicted. [136] Anthony Casso planned Pappadio's murder ordering brothers Carmine Avellino to bring Pappadio to Crown Bagels, a bakery on Rockaway Boulevard in the South Ozone Park, Queens. Michele Metych Fact-checked by in English from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.A. Eventually, Vittorio (Little Vic) Amuso took over as boss, and Anthony (Gaspipe) Casso became underboss. DeFede also estimated that a low ranking family soldier would make on average $50,000 per year. His naturalization was revoked on July 10, 1953, because he had not disclosed two previous arrests during his naturalization hearing.[10]. In 1951 or 1953, longtime boss Tommy Gagliano died. Santoro was convicted of all charges in 1959 and was given a twenty-year prison sentence. [123] Lastorino died in 2022 at age 83. [115] Pagliarulo was imprisoned on the information and testimony of Frank Gioia Jr. who stated that Pagliarulo helped Louis Daidone plan the murder Bruno Facciola. According to Casso, "After that, Marat didn't have any problems with other Russians."[96]. Page 7", "Body Found and 2d Is Sought As Convicted Mobsters Talk", "26 Indicted on Charge of Running Organized-Crime Group in Jersey", "F.B.I. [272] On July 15, 2012, DeFede died from a heart attack. Since 2015, Capri and his company have been accused in multiple lawsuits for failing to pay rent and contractors and misappropriating funds meant to pay for construction. Zito had a criminal record and had been arrested in the past for loan sharking. [34][35] He helped Graziano start a professional boxing career and throughout the following years was viewed as a de facto boxing manager. In June 1981, Penosi and Piccolo were charged with conspiring to extort money and 'valuable rights' from Newton and entertainer Lola Falana. Michele has a B.A. When Colombo crime family capo Michael Franzese started pressing Balagula for extortion payments, Balagula went to Furnari for help. The Boriello murder was allegedly performed with the assistance of Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa. A former stripper was sentenced to life in prison Friday afternoon after pleading guilty this month to gunning down Paradise Valley millionaire Rick Chance in 2002 during a robbery. The new owner, Stephen Paskind, served as the front owner of the company; while claiming he controlled 84% he actually only had 42%. Luongo was a longtime protg of Lucchese Underboss Salvatore "Tom Mix" Santoro and would meet him weekly at Santoro Beverage Company on Morris Park Ave in the Bronx. [166] Former Lucchese mobster Alphonse D'Arco revealed that Vic Amuso was chosen as the new family boss and Migliore served as consigliere before being replaced by Anthony Casso when Migliore went to prison. [115], In 1994, Gioia found out that Frank Papagni planned to murder his father Frank Gioia Sr., prompting the son to become a government witness. [54], Domenico "Danny" Cutaia (November 22, 1936 August 14, 2018), born in East New York Brooklyn, was the capo of the Vario Crew operating from Brooklyn. 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He insisted, however, on being treated at his home in Brighton Beach, where he felt safer. He thought as long as he gave them something they would be valuable allies. [61] In 1995, Cutaia was indicted for extortion, loan sharking, and racketeering; in 1996, he pled guilty to extortionate extensions of credit and was sentenced to thirty months in prison. Eugenio Giannini a former soldier who became an informant to the Bureau of Narcotics. [54], According to investigator Robert Anglen, a Phoenix, Arizona real estate developer, the individual known as Frank Capri is really former mob informant Frank Gioia Jr. 19741979: Vincent "Vinnie Beans" Foceri: In 2005 and 2006, a fictionalized version of. On September 25, 1988, Rao died of natural causes and is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Corrections? In 1991, Gioia Jr. was inducted into the Lucchese crime family in a ceremony held in Howard Beach, Queens. [234] The indictment charged Truscello with extorting "Commercial Brick", a construction company. He was sentenced to 100 years in prison before being released in 2014 after serving almost 28 years. Ettore "Eddie" Coco (July 12, 1908 Palermo, Sicily[32] December 1991) was a former acting boss in the Lucchese family. [201] All the members of the Reina family held a meeting on Staten Island to determine who murdered Pinzolo, but nothing came of that meeting because everyone remained silent. [11] Accardi later moved to Toronto, Canada, to oversee this operation. Lt. Col. Bob Jeffrey was taken as a . During the 1980s Kaplan was the go-between for Lucchese crime family underboss Anthony Casso and NYPD Detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa. Furnari immediately sponsored Amuso and Casso for family membership and then made them overseers of the "Bypass Gang", a highly successful burglary ring. [20] During the trial Cataldo was listed as a member supervising numbers and loansharking operations in New Jersey. It occurred in a time of heightened tension between some older Mafia membersmany of whom had immigrated to the United States and clung to the customs of Italy or, more specifically, Sicilyand the younger generation, who mostly grew up in the U.S. and were more willing to embrace American customs and business opportunities. DeMeo and several of his associates had first handcuffed and blindfolded two other employees at the car lot and ransacked the office, giving the killing the appearance of an armed theft-gone-awry. Alfonso T. "Tic" Cataldo (April 18, 1942 August 21, 2013) was a soldier in the New Jersey faction. In 1967, family boss Thomas Lucchese died of a brain tumor, leaving the family to be run by an interim boss, Carmine "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti. Anthony DiLapi (February 9, 1936 February 4, 1990), also known as "Blue Eyes over the Bridges" or "Fat Anthony", was a soldier. [297] Salanardi was released from prison on October 29, 2012. [201], Vincenzo "Vincent" John Rao (June 21, 1898 Palermo, Sicily September 25, 1988),[202] also known as Vincent or Vinny, was a former Consigliere in the family. [207] During the 1963 Valachi hearings, Rao was listed as the Lucchese family's consigliere. [37] These accusations continued until Graziano retired in 1952. Jacobs, James B., Coleen Friel and Robert Radick. Meanwhile, we will send word out that from now on you and your people are with the Lucchese family. Suspecting that DeFede was hiding money from the family, Amuso replaced him as acting boss with Steven Crea, head of the family's powerful Bronx faction. [190] He was released from prison on July 31, 2015. Joseph E. "Joe Bikini" Brocchini (1933 May 20, 1976) was a soldier under Joseph "Joe Brown" Lucchese in the Corona crew. [110] In September 1991, during a Staten Island meeting, Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso replaced Alphonse D'Arco as acting boss and created a four-man ruling panel that consisted of Lastorino, Alphonse D'Arco, Anthony Baratta, and Salvatore Avellino. Amuso and Casso were reported to have ordered the murders of anyone who opposed them, even violating the mobs code by perpetrating violence against mobsters wives, children, and other relatives. [86] Furnari soon became an influential member of the Brooklyn faction of the family and was earning $25,000 a day. 15 murders since 1981 unsolved. In 1993, Casso was also captured; however, in 1994 he struck a deal with the government to testify against Furnari and other family leaders. In 1979, Abate went into semiretirement and Accetturo succeed him as boss of the New . [255] In the morning of April 5, 1956, Telvi attacked Victor Riesel as he was leaving Lindy's, a Broadway restaurant, throwing sulfuric acid onto his face, leaving him permanently blind. When asked what prompted this transformation, Chiodo replied "I was shot 12 times". On November 12, 1953, Coco was sentenced to life in prison. Underboss Tommy Lucchese took over what was now called the Lucchese crime family. [288] Pennisi was a member of the Lucchese family's Brooklyn faction that operated from Tottenville, Staten Island. Furnari was imprisoned in the Allenwood Medium Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. [289] According to Pennisi's testimony, imprisoned for life boss Vic Amuso sent a letter to Underboss Steven Crea which stated that Brooklyn based mobster Michael "Big Mike" DeSantis would take over as acting boss replacing the Bronx-based Matthew Madonna. He served as a capo, as the acting consigliere, and as the underboss on a ruling panel in the family. That was enough to convince Amuso that DeFede had been skimming profits; Amuso reportedly decided to have him murdered. Loria, along with his longtime partner Vincent Papa and his crew, are known as "The Men who Stole The French Connection". Her ex-husband asked a Lucchese crime family member to commit the assault, prosecutors say. [205] He married Carmelina Alberti and the couple had two daughters, Nina Vento and Liboria Pancaldo. Carmine Tramunti 1967 - 1973 Upon the death of Lucchese, Manhattan born mobster Carmine Tramunti would take over where Lucchese left off. [274] In 1974, Frankos murdered Lucchese associate Richard Bilello. The arrests were made following a four-month undercover police investigation of New York's major pornography distributors.[14]. [167] On May 4, 1988, Migliore was convicted was sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined $266,000. [93], On June 12, 1986, one of Balagula's rivals, Russian-American gangster Vladimir Reznikov, entered Balagula's nightclub in Brighton Beach. [299] In 1983, Suppa attended a sitdown along with Anthony Accetturo, Michael Taccetta, Thomas Ricciardi and Philadelphia crime family mobsters Jackie "the Nose" DiNorscio and Joseph Alonzo over DiNorscio joining the Lucchese family. [98], In January 2000, Santoro died at age 87 of natural causes [217] at a medical center for federal prisoners. [281] In 1993, Gioia was arrested for trafficking heroin from Manhattan to Boston. His testimony at 16 trials helped convict of a score of associates, including Amuso in 1992 and two NYPD detectives in 2005 who were accused of moonlighting as hit men for the family. [139] In 1989, boss Vic Amuso forced him into retirement. [138] In 1986, after the Mafia Commission Trial, Macaluso became the new underboss. [291], Thomas "Tommy Boy" Ricciardi is a former soldier who is currently in witness protection. Casso gave the contract to acting boss Alphonse 'Little Al' D'Arco. Thomas "Tommy Tea Balls" Mancuso (August 29, 1907 1981) former member of the Harlem crew. In 1984, he was indicted on fraud and theft charges, along with members of the Gambino family's DeMeo crew. [257] On October 26, 2018, Zito was found murdered in his Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn home, after being shot twice in the head. [125], Peter Joseph "Mr. [286] In 2006, Kaplan was released from federal custody and his remaining 18-year sentence for marijuana trafficking was dropped in return for cooperating in the case against Eppolito and Caracappa. [8] Delasco ran his crew from East Orange, New Jersey, where he controlled jukebox machines, cigarette vending machines,[72] illegal gambling and loan-sharking operations in Newark, New Jersey. In September 1986, Furnari went on trial in the famous New York Mafia Commission case, along with Corallo and underboss Salvatore "Tom Mix" Santoro. Mobsters from every New York crime family conducted business in the club and socialized over food and drink. [3] When Delasco died in the late 1960s, Accetturo took over his rackets.[73]. [257] On March 7, 2019, Anthony Pandrella a Gambino family associate was indicted for murdering Zito. [15] Weeks later, on May 20, 1976, Brocchini was shot five times in the head in the office of his used car dealership in Woodside, Queens, where he conducted his day-to-day operations, by Roy DeMeo and Henry Borelli. [260], In September 1991, using a wheelchair due to his wounds, Chiodo testified in the Windows trial. (Wayne Newton v. [226] Testa was sentenced to two years in prison and after his release joined the Lucchese crime family. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Bypass Gang reportedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, jewelry, and other merchandise. In 1980, Furnari was promoted to consigliere in the Lucchese family. NBC).[252][253]. This succeeded mostly because the noise of the old Jaguar was so loud that it was not possible to hear what Corallo and others were saying. By collecting gasoline taxes from customers and then not paying them to the government, Balagula was making very large profits. [181] He is buried in St. John's Cemetery in Queens. [39][44][45] Coco was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years in prison on loan-sharking and extortion. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. [195] After his arrest Pinzolo gave up his boss Giuseppe Costabile, a Camorrista who controlled the area south of Houston Street to Canal Street and from East Broadway to the East River. Capeci, Jerry. [190] On September 20, 1993, Perna and Michael Taccetta pled guilty to federal racketeering. [237][238] Truscello died during the trial in July 2018. [20] In 2002, Cataldo was indicted on illegal gambling charges and for the October 7, 1981 murder of William Kennedy. and agreed to become a witness.[271]. [17] Brocchini's murder remained a mystery to law enforcement and to the Lucchese family for several years. [2] In 1979, Abate went into semiretirement and Accetturo succeed him as boss of the New Jersey faction. Lastorino was formally inducted into the crime family in 1987. Brocchini, who was known as an enforcer, later became involved primarily in loansharking and gambling. [249], An associate of DiCarlo from Canarsie, Scott Cafaro, was also murdered by the DeMeo crew in February or March 1979 when the crew was hired by a rape victim's father to kill Cafaro, who had been acquitted of the rape in court. [29] In 1980, Cavalieri and Thomas Mancuso were under investigation for corruption of Local 29 of Blasters, Miners and Drill runners Union.