Feds nix death penalty against top Lucchese family leaders
Federal prosecutors will not seek the
death penalty for five reputed members of the Lucchese crime family who
were charged in a law enforcement sweep last year, according to court
papers filed this week.
The alleged
mobsters, including Tuckahoe resident Steven "Wonder Boy" Crea and his
son, Steven Crea Jr. of New Rochelle, were among 19 reputed Lucchese
members and associates charged in a racketeering indictment unsealed May
31, 2017.
In papers filed in U.S. District Court
in Manhattan on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said they would not
seek death against the Creas and three other men — Matthew Madonna, Christopher Londonio and Terrence Caldwell.
Madonna
was identified as the alleged "street boss" of the Lucchese family,
while Londonio was identified as a reputed soldier and Caldwell as an
associate. All three were already in prison when they were charged in
the sweep last year.
The
sweep was one of the largest roundups of reputed mobsters by the FBI
and the U.S. Attorney's Office in recent years. The suspects had
colorful street names like "Paulie Roast Beef," "Joey Glasses" and
"Spanish Carmine," prosecutors said.
Earlier this year, the New York State Attorney General's Office carried out a separate sweep
of reputed Lucchese family members who were allegedly running an
illegal gambling operation out of two New Rochelle storefronts.
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