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Lucchese crime family
One of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, US
Lucchese crime family
The Lucchese crime family (Italian: [lukˈkeːze; -eːse]) is an Italian American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activity in New York City, 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 members as "Lukes". The Lucchese 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 his leadership, the family kept their activities low-key, with their efforts concentrated in the Bronx, Manhattan and New Jersey. The family's next boss was Tommy Lucchese, who had served as Gagliano's underboss...
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