Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction information
Faction of the Lucchese crime family
Lucchese crime family's New Jersey faction
Founded
1920s
Founder
Lucchese crime family
Founding location
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Years active
c. 1920s–present
Territory
Northern New Jersey counties of Essex, Morris, Union, Monmouth, Passaic, Bergen and Sussex
Ethnicity
Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
Membership (est.)
50 made members (2004)[1]
Activities
Racketeering, conspiracy, loansharking, money laundering, murder, drug trafficking, illegal gambling, and extortion
Allies
Bonanno Colombo DeCavalcante Gambino Genovese (New Jersey faction) Philadelphia
Rivals
Various gangs in New Jersey, including their allies
The Lucchese crime family's New Jersey faction, also known as the Jersey Crew,[2] is a powerful crew within the Lucchese crime family. The members operate throughout the Northern New Jersey area. During the 1970s into the late 1980s, the crew was led by Anthony Accetturo and his protégé Michael Taccetta.[2] In 1987, Victor Amuso took over the family and began demanding a higher percentage of tribute from the crew.[2] Accetturo refused and a war erupted between the New Jersey members and the New York members.[2] This left brothers Michael and Martin Taccetta in charge of the crew as they tried to have Accetturo and his family murdered.[2] In 1993, Accetturo defected and became a government witness.[2] He helped convict Michael and Martin Taccetta.[3] The crew is currently controlled by Joseph R. "Big Joe" Perna.
^"The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004.
^ abcdefCarlo pg. 232-236
^Rudolph pg.421
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