Appeals Court Upholds Convictions, Sentences in Organized Crime Case
A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions and sentences of a member and an associate of the Lucchese organized crime family and two Texas ...
A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions and sentences of a member and an associate of the Lucchese organized crime family and two Texas brothers on racketeering conspiracy and related offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Nicodemo S. Scarfo, 57, of Galloway, New Jersey, a member of the Lucchese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), and Salvatore Pelullo, 55, of Philadelphia, an associate of the Lucchese and Philadelphia LCN families, were convicted on July 3, 2014, of all the counts against them.