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The '''Lucchese crime family''' (pronounced {{IPA-|it|lukˈkeːze; -eːse|}}) is an [[Italian Americans|Italian-American]] [[American Mafia|Mafia]] [[crime family]] and one of the "[[Five Families]]" that dominate [[organized crime]] activities 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 language|Sicilian]] word meaning close-knit community.<ref>{{cite book |last=Raab |first=Selwyn |title=Five Families The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires |date=May 13, 2014 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=9781429907989 |page=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5nAt6N8iQnYC&q=borgata |access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> The members of other crime families sometimes refer to Lucchese family members as '''"Lukes"'''.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Joaquin 'Jack' Garcia |author2=Michael Levin |title=Making Jack Falcone An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JMURvO2BSPYC&q=luke |publisher=Simon & Schuster UK |date=December 11, 2012 |access-date=9 October 2021 |isbn=9781471108525}}</ref>

The early history of the Lucchese crime family can be traced back to the [[Morello crime family]] which was based in [[Italian Harlem|East Harlem]] and the Bronx. Durning the 1910s, the bosses of Morello family lost power and control which allowed [[Gaetano Reina|Gaetano "Tommy" Reina]], along with [[Salvatore D'Aquila]] and [[Joe Masseria]], to split off and form their own crime families. The Morello family lost more control of the Mafia during the [[Mafia-Camorra War]] as many top leaders were imprisoned and murdered.

[[File:Gaetano Gagliano Naturalisation Papers.jpg|150px|thumb|Photo of boss Thomas Gagliano]]

In contrast, Lucchese was the public face of the family who carried out Gagliano's orders. In 1946, Lucchese attended the Cosa Nostra [[Havana Conference]] in [[Cuba]] on behalf of Gagliano.<ref>[http://americanmafia.com/Allan_May_6-19-00.html Gaetano Gagliano A Mafia Short Story] by Allan May (June 19, 2000) Rick Porello's AmericanMafia.com</ref> Gagliano kept such a low profile that virtually nothing is known about his activities from 1932 until he retired or died betweenin 1951 and 1953.

After Tramunti's incarceration in 1974, Anthony Corallo finally took control of the Lucchese family. Corallo came from the [[Queens]]Harlem faction of the family. Known as "Tony Ducks" from his ease at 'ducking' criminal convictions, Corallo was a boss squarely in Lucchese's mold. Corallo had been heavily involved in labor racketeering and worked closely with [[Jimmy Hoffa]], the Teamsters president, during the 1940s and 1950s. Corallo also enjoyed close ties to the Painters and Decorators Union, the Conduit Workers Union, and the United Textile Workers Union. Corrallo appointed [[Salvatore Santoro (mobster)|Salvatore "Tom Mix" Santoro]] as the underboss and supervisor of all labor and construction racketeering operations in New York, and [[Christopher Furnari|Christopher "Christie Tick" Furnari]] as the reputed [[consigliere]]. The family prospered under Corallo's leadership, particularly in narcotics trafficking, labor racketeering, and major illegal gambling.

* 1930–1951 — [[Tommy Gagliano|Tommaso "Tommy" Gagliano]]<ref name="DeVico pg. 175" /> — retired in 1951, died on February 16, 19531951

* 1951–1967 — [[Tommy Lucchese|GaetanoThomas "Tommy Brown" Lucchese]]<ref name="DeVico pg. 175" /> — died on July 13, 1967 <ref>[http://www.onewal.com/a010/f_tommylucchese.html "White-Collar Mafioso: Tommy Lucchese (1899–1967)"] By Thomas Hunt Onewal.com</ref><ref>[http://www.biography.com/articles/Tommy-Lucchese-328760 "Tommy Lucchese Biography"] Bio website</ref><ref name="Harrell">Harrell, G.T. ''For Members Only: The Story of the Mob's Secret Judge.'' Arthur House Publishing, 2009 (pp. 99–101)</ref>

* 1967–1973 — [[Carmine Tramunti|Carmine "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti]]<ref name="DeVico pg. 175" /> imprisoned in October 1973, on May 7, 1974, sentenced to 15 years in prison, died on October 15, 1978.

** ''Acting'' 1995–19981994–1998 — [[Joseph DeFede|Joseph "Little Joe" DeFede]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Gearty|first=Robert|title=Luchese Ex-Boss Singing for Feds|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/luchese-ex-boss-singing-feds-article-1.496269|access-date=13 April 2012|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 23, 2002}}</ref> — imprisoned in 1998

* 1993–19951993–1994 ''Ruling panel'' — [[Steven Crea]], [[List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters#Domenico Cutaia|Domenico Cutaia]], [[Joseph DeFede]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Jeffery|title=Mafia's Morality Crisis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uQCAAAAMBAJ&q=Michael+DeSantis&pg=PA29|publisher=New York Magazine |date=January 9, 1995|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> — Cutaia indicted in '95

* 1951–1973 — [[Stefano LaSalle|Stefano "Steve" LaSalle]]<ref name="Gage NY Magazine">Gage, Nicholas. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yuYCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33 "Part II The Mafia at War"]. New York Magazine. July 17, 1972. (pp. 27–36)</ref><ref name="Gangrule McClellan Chart 1963">[http://www.gangrule.com/2/wp-content/gallery/maps_new/luchesse.jpg "McClellan Chart 1963"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812105407/https://www.gangrule.com/2/wp-content/gallery/maps_new/luchesse.jpg |date=August 12, 2019 }} Gangrule.com</ref> — retired, died November 1975

* 1986–1989—1986–1989 — [[Mariano Macaluso|Mariano "Mac" Macaluso]]<ref name="Gaspipe pg.296" /><ref name="25 years after Valachi">Organized crime: 25 years after Valachi. (1988). Issue 1806. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9lwRAAAAIAAJ&q=Coco (p. 897)]</ref> — retired in 1989

** ''Acting'' 1998–2000 — [[Eugene Castelle|Eugene "Boopsie" Castelle]] — imprisoned in November 2000<ref name="Castelle, Castellucci 2000">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111125105311/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-11-29/news/18161535_1_castelle-luchese-bensonhurst "Feds Charge Seven In Mob Terror Spree"] by Mike Claffey (November 29, 2000) New York Daily News</ref><ref name="Castelle 2000">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120514075454/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-11-29/news/18154768_1_castelle-luchese-law-enforcement "Suspect's Styled as Old-Time Gangster"] by Mike Claffey and Michele McPhee (November 29, 2000) New York Daily News</ref>

** ''Acting'' 2002–20062003–2006 — [[Aniello Migliore|Aniello "Neil" Migliore]] — stepped down

** ''Acting'' 2018–2020 — [[List of Lucchese crime family mobsters#Patrick Dellorusso|Patrick "Patty" Dellorusso]]:<ref name="Amuso's Orders 2017"/>

* 2002–20062002–2009 — [[Joseph Caridi|Joseph "Joe C." Caridi]] — imprisoned 2003–2009<ref name="Caridi released">[http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph&Middle=&LastName=Caridi&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0 "Joseph Caridi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525104228/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Caridi&Middle=&FirstName=Joseph&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0 |date=May 25, 2011 }} Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator</ref><ref name="put bite">{{cite news|last=Claffey|first=Mike|title=Feds Bust L.I. 'Sopranos' Say mobsters put bite on restaurant|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/feds-bust-i-sopranos-mobsters-put-bite-restaurant-article-1.497635|access-date=13 April 2012|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=December 11, 2002|archive-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515025619/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/feds-bust-i-sopranos-mobsters-put-bite-restaurant-article-1.497635|url-status=dead}}</ref>

** 2006–2017''Acting'' 2003–2009 — [[Joseph DiNapoli|Joseph "Joey D." DiNapoli]] — indictedbecame 2007 andofficial 2009consigliere; indicted 2017in '07 and stepped'09 down<ref name="Indictment 2017"/><ref name="Daily News 2017"/><ref name="Post 2017 p2"/>

* 2021 — [[List of Lucchese crime family mobsters#Patrick Dellorusso|Patrick "Patty" Dellorusso]] — stepped down

* '''UnderbossConsigliere''' – [[List of Lucchese crime family mobsters#FrankAnthony PapagniBaratta|FrankAnthony "Frankie BonesBowat" PapagniBaratta]] – became underbossconsigliere in 2021. PapagniBaratta is athe longtimeformer Brooklyncapo factionof member.the Harlem crew.

* '''Dominick "The Gap" Petrilli''' – former soldier. He served time at Sing Sing prison during the 1920s and befriended future Genovese soldier Joseph Valachi. In 1928, Valachi introduced him to Girolamo Santuccio and [[Gaetano Gagliano]], who was the underboss of the Lucchese family at the time. Petrilli later served as a driver for Gagliano. In 1942, he was deported to Italy after he was convicted of narcotic charges. Ten years later, Petrilli reentered the United States and was murdered one month later in [[the Bronx]] by three gunmen, on December 9, 1953. It was later revealed that Petrilli was an acquaintance of the late [[Dutch Schultz]], who had once hidden at his home in [[Newburgh, New York]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mobster Dutch Schultz found refuge at Dominick Petrilli's Newburgh home|url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2018/04/17/mobster-dutch-schultz-newburgh-home/521916002/|newspaper=Poughkeepsie Journal|author=Anthony P. Musso|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref>

* '''[[Henry Hill]]''' – he is best known as the subject of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''. Hill was active since 1955 until his cooperation in 1980, after facing a minimum of 25 years in prison for drug charges.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Young Boy Discovers The Mob And Realizes He's Found A Home|url=httphttps://articleswww.chicagotribune.com/1986-/03-/16/features/8601200035_1_paula-varioyoung-afterboy-schooldiscovers-jobthe-cigarettesmob-and-realizes-hes-found-a-home/|access-date=11 May 2018|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=16 March 1986}}</ref> He became associated with [[Paul Vario]] and his crew in Brooklyn, and later [[James Burke (gangster)|Jimmy Burke]]. Hill and [[Tommy DeSimone]] were involved in the April 7, 1967 [[Air France robbery]] in which $420,000 was taken.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news | title = $420,000 Is Missing From Locked Room at Kennedy Airport | url = http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F20B10FF3F5E137A93C0A8178FD85F438685F9 | format = PDF | newspaper = The New York Times | location = New York | date = April 12, 1967 | access-date = November 19, 2009 }}</ref> The [[Lufthansa heist]] was also a robbery at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] on December 11, 1978. An estimated $5.875 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|5.875|1978|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) was stolen from the German airline [[Lufthansa]], with $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry, making it the largest cash robbery committed on American soil at the time.<ref name="NYTDec14">{{cite news |first= Leslie |last=Maitland |title=Airport Cash Loot Was $5 Million; Bandits' Van Is Found in Canarsie |url=https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F20715FD355413728DDDAD0994DA415B888BF1D3 |work=The New York Times |location=New York |page=A1 |date=December 14, 1978 |access-date=26 August 2009 }}</ref> The plot had begun when bookmaker Martin Krugman told Hill Lufthansa flew in currency to its cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport; [[Jimmy Burke (gangster)|Jimmy Burke]] set the plan in motion, although Hill did not directly take part in the heist.<ref name="Pileggi" /> By the late 1970s, he became an alcoholic and cocaine addict, and even sold narcotics himself. Vario disowned him and Burke was planning his murder as he believed Hill would eventually become an informant if he got caught due to his excessive cocaine use.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Offer He Could Not Refuse|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1986/01/19/the-offer-he-could-not-refuse/4728e7e2-82eb-43a6-9abc-2dd45b693460/|access-date=11 May 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Jonathan Yardley|date=19 January 1986}}</ref> In 1980, Hill was arrested on a narcotics-trafficking charge.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Gangsters and Goodfellas|last=Hill|first=Henry|year=2007|isbn=978-1590771297|pages=61}}</ref> With a long sentence hanging over him, Hill agreed to become an [[informant]] and signed an agreement with the Strike Force on May 27, 1980.<ref name="Pileggi">{{cite book | last =Pileggi | first =Nicholas | title =Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family | publisher =Simon & Schuster | year =1986 | page =[https://archive.org/details/wiseguy00nich_aso/page/395 395] | isbn =0-671-44734-3 | url =https://archive.org/details/wiseguy00nich_aso/page/395 }} Gives most of the arrest story.</ref> Hill testified against his former associates to avoid impending prosecution and being murdered by his crew. His testimony led to 50 convictions. Hill, his wife [[Karen Friedman Hill|Karen Hill]], and their two children (Gregg and Gina)<ref>{{cite book|title=On the Run: A Mafia Childhood|author=Hill, Gregg and Gina|date=2004|publisher=Warner Books|isbn=0-446-52770-X|url=https://archive.org/details/onrunmafiachildh00hill}}</ref> entered the [[U.S. Marshals]]' [[United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]] in 1980, changed their names, and moved to an undisclosed location. Burke was given 12 years in prison for the [[1978–79 Boston College basketball point shaving scandal|1978–79 Boston College point shaving scandal]], involving fixing Boston College basketball games. Burke was also later sentenced to life in prison for the murder of scam artist Richard Eaton.<ref>{{cite news|title=James (Jimmy the Gent) Burke, Gangster, 64, of 'Wiseguy' Fame|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/17/nyregion/james-jimmy-the-gent-burke-gangster-64-of-wiseguy-fame.html|access-date=19 April 2018|agency=The New York Times|date=17 April 1996}}</ref> Burke died of cancer<!--Do not change without a [[WP:RS]]--> while serving his life sentence, on April 13, 1996, at the age of 64.<ref name="CT-19960416">{{cite web |title='Jimmy the Gent,' Legendary Gangster, Dies |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-04-16-9604170010-story.html |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=February 12, 2019 |date=April 16, 1996}}</ref><ref name="NYT-19960417">{{cite web |agency=The Associated Press |title=James (Jimmy the Gent) Burke, Gangster, 64, of 'Wiseguy' Fame |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/17/nyregion/james-jimmy-the-gent-burke-gangster-64-of-wiseguy-fame.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 12, 2019 |date=April 17, 1996}}</ref> Paul Vario received four years for helping Henry Hill obtain a no-show job to get him paroled from prison. Vario was also later sentenced to ten years in prison for the extortion of air freight companies at [[JFK Airport]]. He died of [[respiratory failure]] on November 22, 1988, at age 73 while incarcerated in the [[Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth|FCI Federal Prison in Fort Worth]].<ref>Obituary in New York Times: [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7DC1E3AF936A35756C0A96E948260 Paul Vario, 73; Called a Leader Of Crime Group]</ref> Hill died of complications related to [[heart disease]] in a Los Angeles hospital, on June 12, 2012, after a long battle with his illness, a day after his 69th birthday.<ref name="NYTObit">{{cite news | last = Fox | first = Margalit | title = Henry Hill, Mobster and Movie Inspiration, Dies at 69 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/nyregion/henry-hill-mobster-of-goodfellas-dies-at-69.html | access-date = June 14, 2012 | newspaper = The New York Times | date = June 14, 2012 | page = B19}}</ref>

* '''[[Peter Chiodo|Peter "Fat Pete" Chiodo]]''' – former capo. Chiodo was [[Mafia initiation ritual|initiated]] into the Lucchese family in 1987. He became a government witness in 1991 after a failed assassination attempt, which resulted in Chiodo being shot 12 times at a gas station in Staten Island. His failed murder attempt was believed to be ordered by [[Anthony Casso]] who disapproved of his plea deal in the "Windows case". According to Chiodo, he had turned down several attempts by the government to persuade him into becoming an informer, however the threats against his wife and father eventually persuaded him. As a result of his cooperation with the government, Casso and Lucchese boss [[Vic Amuso]] ordered murder contracts on his sister and uncle. His uncle, Frank Signorino, was found shot in the head inside of the trunk of his car in 1993, and his sister was shot several times in 1992 but survived.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mob Defector's Sister Shot in Brooklyn : Crime: The attack is viewed as a message to potential 'rats.' The 'code' protecting women and children is broken.|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-11/news/-mn-3419_1_organized3419-crimestory.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Clues sought in rubout of mob turncoat's uncle|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/02/03/Clues-sought-in-rubout-of-mob-turncoats-uncle/2852728715600/|work=UPI|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> By 2007, he had testified in seven American Mafia trials, including against [[Genovese crime family|Genovese]] boss [[Vincent Gigante]], and admitted to his involvement in five murders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Killer mob canary Peter Chiodo receives probation|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/killer-mob-canary-peter-chiodo-receives-probation-article-1.247106|access-date=11 May 2018|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=12 September 2007}}</ref> Chiodo died in 2016.

* '''[[Anthony Accetturo|Anthony "Tumac" Accetturo]]''' – former capo and leader of the Lucchese-New Jersey faction. Accetturo was known for his brawler characteristics on the street and became active with the Lucchese family in 1955. In 1988, he was acquitted of racketeering and other crimes alongside 19 other Lucchese mobsters. At his trial, prosecutors alleged that he controlled most of New Jersey's illegal gambling, drug dealing, loansharking and credit card scam operations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Longest Mob Trial Ends in Acquittals : 20 Alleged N.J. Crime Figures Freed; 21-Month Case a Big Setback for U.S.|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-27/news/-mn-888_1_mob888-trialstory.html|access-date=11 May 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Paul Richter|date=27 August 1988}}</ref> Though he has denied any involvement in murders, he admitted to being aware of at least 13 murders. According to an informant in 1992, Accetturo ordered a contract on Caesar Vitale, who was murdered after he failed to repay $800,000 which he was given to fund his cocaine business.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dead End In Suburbia|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-02-09/features/9201070701_1_caesar-vitale-family-room-mercedes/4|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|author=Larry Keller|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=May 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011311/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-02-09/features/9201070701_1_caesar-vitale-family-room-mercedes/4|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mafia Defector Says He Lost His Faith|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/nyregion/mafia-defector-says-he-lost-his-faith.html?module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=N.Y.%20%2F%20Region&action=keypress&region=FixedLeft&pgtype=article|access-date=11 May 2018|newspaper=The New York Times|author=Selwyn Raab|date=2 March 1994}}</ref> Accetturo was convicted of racketeering in August 1993 and faced a maximum of 60 years in prison, and a death sentence ordered by the Lucchese family hierarchy in New York.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Asbury Park Press |page=7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/147766969/ |url-access=registration |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=11 May 2018|title=Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on October 20, 1993 · Page 7 }}</ref> In late 1993, he agreed to become an informer and to provide information for the government. Accetturo was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1993 and was released in 2002.

* '''Frank "Goo Goo" Suppa''' – former soldier who was based in South Florida.<ref>{{cite news|title=In the Mob, Undercover, Out of Control|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/1999archives/la-xpm-1999-jan/-09/news/-mn-61902-story.html|access-date=11 May 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Mike Clary|date=9 January 1999}}</ref> Suppa was a member of Anthony Accetturo's New Jersey faction, however it was later revealed that he was mostly active in Florida. He was indicted in 1985 for several crimes alongside 19 others and was acquitted in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|title=26 Indicted on Charge of Running Organized-Crime Group in Jersey|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/22/nyregion/26-indicted-on-charge-of-running-organized-crime-group-in-jersey.html|access-date=11 May 2018|newspaper=The New York Times|author=Robin Toner|date=22 August 1985}}</ref> In 1993, he was arrested on cocaine charges, pleaded guilty and began to cooperate with the government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reputed Mobster Sentenced|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-10-29/news/9410280617_1_lucchese-crime-family-schwartz|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|author=Warren Richey|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=May 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011355/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-10-29/news/9410280617_1_lucchese-crime-family-schwartz|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* '''Burton Kaplan''' – former Jewish-associate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratting out the Mafia|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/2008archives/la-xpm-2008-feb/-09/entertainment/-et-book9-story.html|access-date=12 May 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=David Ulin|date=9 February 2008}}</ref> In 1973, he was sentenced to four years in prison for theft.<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge Rips Her Mob-rat Father – She's Livid He Invited Wiseguys to Her Nups|first1=Zach|last1=Haberman|access-date=12 May 2018|url=https://nypost.com/2006/03/17/judge-rips-her-mob-rat-father-shes-livid-he-invited-wiseguys-to-her-nups/|work=[[New York Post]]}}</ref> It is noted that he acted as a liaison between Lucchese underboss [[Anthony Casso]] and two of his NYPD hitman-cops, [[Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa|Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito]]. In 2004, while serving a 27-year sentence for operating a $10 million marijuana trafficking ring, he decided to cooperate with the government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gangster who ratted out 'Mafia Cops' dies|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/gangster-ratted-mafia-cops-dies-article-1.427413|access-date=12 May 2018|newspaper=New York Daily News|author=John Marzulli|date=21 July 2009}}</ref> It was revealed in 2005 that he had invited dozens of American Mafia mobsters to his daughter's wedding as a way of bringing her more clients as she practised law and was a defense attorney, he also admitted to failing his daughter. Kaplan died in July 2009. In 2017, his daughter Deborah Kaplan, was appointed as an [[Administrative law judge|administrative judge]] in New York.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marks Names New Administrative Judges in New York City|url=https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/sites/newyorklawjournal/2017/12/19/marks-names-new-administrative-judges-in-new-york-city/?slreturn=20180411233713|website=New York Law Journal|access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref>