Editing Lucchese crime family (section)

==Later prosecutions and violence==
Federal cases have documented the family's hierarchy and activities through convictions. The FBI's overview of New York's five families recognizes the Lucchese organization as one of the city's principal Mafia families.<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/mafia-family-tree.pdf “New York's Five Families”], Federal Bureau of Investigation.</ref>

A 2017 federal case charged alleged street boss Matthew Madonna, underboss Steven Crea and other members with murder and racketeering offenses. Charges were allegations until resolved.<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/alleged-street-boss-and-underboss-la-cosa-nostra-family-charged-murder-and-racketering “Alleged Street Boss and Underboss of La Cosa Nostra Family Charged with Murder and Racketeering”], United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, May 31, 2017.</ref>

In November 2019, a federal jury convicted Madonna, Crea, Christopher Londonio and Terrence Caldwell of murder, racketeering conspiracy and other felonies.<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/leaders-and-members-mafia-family-convicted-murder-racketeering-and-other-crimes “Leaders and Members of Mafia Family Convicted of Murder, Racketeering and Other Crimes”], United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, November 15, 2019.</ref> In 2020, Crea was sentenced to life imprisonment following those convictions.<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/final-mafia-member-2017-takedown-sentenced-life-prison-murder-racketeering-and-other “Final Mafia Member in 2017 Takedown Sentenced to Life in Prison”], United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, August 27, 2020.</ref>

Separate New Jersey litigation resulted in racketeering convictions concerning the illegal takeover and looting of a publicly traded company.<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/member-and-associate-lucchese-organized-crime-family-convicted-racketeering-and-other “Member and Associate of Lucchese Organized Crime Family Convicted of Racketeering and Other Crimes”], United States Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, July 2, 2015.</ref>

In January 2025, a soldier and four associates pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and illegal gambling offenses connected with a large online gambling operation.<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/luchese-crime-family-solider-and-four-associates-plead-guilty-crimes-including “Luchese Crime Family Soldier and Four Associates Plead Guilty”], United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, January 30, 2025.</ref> The federal release spells the family name “Luchese”; this is government usage, while “Lucchese” remains the conventional article title.

These completed cases establish organizational activity into the 2020s. They do not justify copying an unsourced current hierarchy from secondary websites.