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The Lucchese crime family (pronounced [lukˈkeːze;-eːse]) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia.
Lucchese crime family, New York-based organized crime syndicate. The Lucchese crime family is one of New York City’s Five Families, along with the Gambino, Bonanno, Genovese, and Colombo organizations. Historically, organized crime in most U.S. cities has been controlled by single criminal.
The crime family that bears Lucchese’s name today was first the Gagliano family, as Luciano named Tommy Gagliano, another Tommy Reina disciple, as the syndicate’s inaugural boss. Lucchese slid into the No. 2 seat and loyally served as Gagliano’s underboss for the ensuing two decades.
Jan 31, 2021 · The Lucchese crime family originated in the early 1920s with Gaetano Reina, and after his murder, Tommy Gagliano took over, and the crew became known as the Gagliano crime family. It was thanks to its next boss, Tommy Lucchese, that the family became one of the most powerful ones to sit on the Commission, the governing body of the American Mafia.
Nov 12, 2020 · Lucchese Family. For years, this family operated as a model organization under the fists of Tommy Gagliano and then Tommy Lucchese, longtime colleagues who paid their dues during the...
Jul 23, 2022 · In 2019, the top leaders of the Lucchese crime family, the acting boss Matthew Madonna and his underboss Steven Crea, were convicted of the murder, along with two other men. Sentenced to life...
The Lucchese crime family is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia.
