January 1, 1940 - Peter Chiodo
A senior figure within the Lucchese crime family, Chiodo's trajectory — from trusted capo to assassination target after cooperating with federal authorities — reflects the violent internal mechanics that governed organized crime during a period of intensified federal prosecution in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His survival of a 1991 ambush, and his subsequent cooperation, contributed to prosecutions that reached deep into the family's leadership. The Lucchese organization he served was one of New York's five dominant crime families, with roots stretching back to the Prohibition era and a long history of insulating itself through discipline and insular structure.
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The Lucchese crime family (Italian: [lukˈkeːze; -eːse]) is an Italian American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City and New Jersey, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. Members refer to the organization as the Lucchese borgata; borgata (or brugard) is Mafia slang for criminal gang, which itself was derived from a Sicilian word meaning close-knit community. The members of other crime families sometimes refer to Lucchese family members as "Lukes".
The family originated in the early 1920s; Gaetano Reina served as its boss until his murder in 1930. It was taken over by Tommy Gagliano during the Castellammarese War, and led by him until his death in 1951. Known as the Gagliano crime family under Gagliano, the family kept their activities low-key, with their efforts concentrated in the Bronx, Manhattan, and New Jersey.
The next boss was Tommy Lucchese, who had served as Gagliano's underboss for over 20 years. Lucchese led the family to become one of the most powerful families to sit on the Commission.
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