Huge Mob Bust Snares Top Members of Lucchese Crime Family in New York: Sources - NBC New York

What to Know

• Top figures in the Lucchese crime family were arrested Wednesday on racketeering and other charges

• The defendants are expected to appear in court later Wednesday

• Among those indicted were alleged mobsters with nicknames like "Paulie Roast Beef" and "Wonder Boy"

Nearly two dozen members and associates of the notorious Lucchese crime family, including the hierarchy, were arrested on federal racketeering charges in a sweeping bust early Wednesday, law enforcement officials tell NBC 4 New York.

The FBI's Organized Crime Task Force and members of the NYPD executed the 19 arrests on charges that include racketeering, wire fraud, possession of a weapon, gambling, narcotics and murder, law enforcement sources said.

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The defendants, including street boss Matthew Madonna and underboss Steven Crea, are expected to appear in federal court in White Plains later Wednesday. Four of the suspects are Capos, who rank right below the underboss on the totem pole, and another five of soldiers, who rank below that. The rest are associates.

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The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is expected to release additional details of the charges and investigation later in the day.

A copy of the indictment obtained by NBC News shows that alleged mobsters with nicknames like "Paulie Roast Beef, " "Wonder Boy," "Joey Glasses" and "Spanish Carmine" were among those charged.

NBC News: Here's the listing of the Luchese crime family members who were charged today. Names include Paul Cassano aka "Paulie Roast Beef" http://pic.twitter.com/5l20Ibt4t2

— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) May 31, 2017

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