The Lucchese Crime Family - Overview

[Gangsters Inc.]

THE LUCCHESE CRIME FAMILY

Estimate members: Between 120 and 130 (according to Jerry Capeci)
First Boss: Tom Gagliano
Primary activities: Narcotics, gambling, loan sharking, waste management, construction and extortion.
Boss: Vittorio "Vic" Amuso
Acting boss: Steven Crea. Released from prison on August 24, 2006.

PROFILES:

BOSSES:

Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese (dead, cancer)

ACTING BOSSES:

Steven "Stevie Wonder" Crea (in freedom)
Louis "Louis Bagels" Daidone (in prison)
Joseph "Little Joe" Defede (flipped)
Alphonse "Little Al" D'Arco (flipped)

SOLDIERS:

Nicodemo "Nicky Junior" Scarfo (in prison)
Frank Federico (in prison)
Frank Gioia (flipped)

ASSOCIATES:

James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke (dead, cancer)
Henry Hill (dead)

ARTICLES:

Goodfella Henry Hill dead at 69
Lucchese Family Sold “Oxy” From Ice Cream Truck in New York
Lucchese's New Jersey faction (includes photo gallery)
The Mafia Cops