Steven Crea Near Death

It was reported that he has Stage 4 lung cancer, and is so far gone he now needs end of life care. The prison does not have the medical equipment he needs, so his lawyers are trying to get him out to a hospital. He had an appeal of his murder conviction going strong, now it looks like he will not be around to see it overturned.

This is where the justice system can be idiotic. The guy is at deaths door, why keep him in prison. The 8th amendment of the constitution also protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.

If Crea would be a black or latino,he would be just free.

Let him die at his home with his family they didn't anything wrong.

I had a friend who was in a Federal prison. He wrote to me that when he went in, they told him, "We tell you when you're sick." Another prisoner who was diagnosed with cancer was told, "You can get treatment when you get out." The AZ Dept. of Corrections is in a major lawsuit because of poor or nonexistent medical treatment for inmates.

Being sick in prison has to be a terrible thing. I'm fine with Steven Crea coming home, but I'm sure the family of Michael Meldish feels differently

What about the families of the people he killed ? Can they spend time with there fathers

Michael Meldish killed plenty of people himself as well. So no I do not have sympathy for his children, fuck that shit! An eye for an eye its part of the life!

Let Steve come home and die there.

According to that logic, why then have sympathy for Steven Crea? I don't really care one way or the other what happens to these lowlifes lol

I'm just saying does it really matter if Steve Crea comes home? The people he killed were not good people to begin with so let the guy die at home if he wants.

This is where the government gets it wrong.

His conviction was a bunch of bs already. That they're keeping him locked up when there's way worse people getting out for less is just some more bs.

The same thing happened to James Marcello. He's in Supermax out in Colorado.

I know he's a mobster but there are terrorists that blew up shit in the United States that are eventually going to be released. James will never have that opportunity.

Crea is already a palliative care patient, this are his last days. What is the difference of his relatives visiting him in prison or bring him to a hospice or his home to die?

And if the family members of Meldish are good people, they will say that Steve should be placed at home and God will decide his fate when he passes. It shouldn't matter whatsoever if the guy is released during hospice care. He doesn't have any quality of life where he's going to enjoy his freedom anyway. He is bed ridden.

Would you want Stevie Crea released if you believed he had murdered your father?

The guy is suffering from Stage 4 lung cancer, I went through that with my mother the pain she was in was terrible her last weeks but she was taken care of by trained people it's only human someone get the best care murderer or not.

I feel your pain my friend, but I think you'd feel differently if Crea had hurt someone you loved dearly. To express sympathy from that vantage point is to showcase a level of empathy and forgiveness that would distinguish you as an exceptionally evolved individual amidst the broader spectrum of humanity

Would that father be involved in criminal life or an innocent man?

the point is that we live in the United States of America and that should not happen.

No doubt Crea is a bad guy, but would it hurt Meldish family if he get a human end?
I don't believe in an eye for an eye they were both in the same business.

Meldish was more violent and sadistic than Crea ever was.

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Crea was a saint compared to Meldish, and the same holds true for him compared to many here. He ran successful legitimate companies that employed people, he spent more time with legitimate people than gangsters, he raised a son who is a lawyer, and even if he was so bad, to take pleasure in a cancer death is sick. I don't care who it is, no one deserves that.

Crea also had a very strong case for being wrongly convicted. Sadly he won't live to go free by those means.

Sorry, he knew the rules. He didn't care when he was free and healthy. I've never had sympathy for these guys, the lone exception is Bobby Manna. To this day I think he got screwed

Meldish was a Satans spawn. Crea was nothing like him! As far as I am concerned he did the world a favor taking Meldish out.

The guy should have a fucking statue put in his memory just for getting rid of that piece of shit.

Crea is where he belongs ,

Allegedly a NYPD detective on the scene flat out said he was genuinely happy that Meldish scumbag got whacked. There are tons of horror stories floating around about the Meldish brothers. They were known to be sadistic bullies and were looked at as downright boogeymen. Michael Meldish' brother Joe was known for harassing high school kids who were dealing nickel bags of weed; plenty of tales around where he just got out of his car, stuck a gun in some kid's mouth and just took everything the kid earned that day. It's almost a miracle one of them lived to see the age of 62 and the other (arguable even worse) one is still alive and kicking.

Exactly and Im sure the rest of that fucked up family isn't any better than Mike or Joe. I have no sympathy that Crea decided to take him out.

Crea actually didn't have much if anything at all to do with the hit on Meldish. He was admin so he got RICO'd.

So why are people on here putting pity on him for Meldish? That is some fuckin bullshit and not fair.

Why not leave the guy alone...God bless him and his family.

This is a horrible event....one that everybody here will be experiencing during their lifetime, (if they haven't already.)

Whatever he did or didn't do in his lifetime is strictly between him and God. And I'm certain they'll be discussing it soon enough when he meets his maker? No?

So why the fuck is anybody dissecting this on a forum? Why?

I mean, WTF is wrong with people????

I agree NYMafia. The US Government treats Terrorists better than this guy, which is fucked up.

I agree. But it AIN'T about that Rush. He's an Italian wiseguy, and that what Italians wiseguys face! Its the reality of the life and has been for almost a half-century already. I mean, enough is enough with all the bulllshit already. It is what it fucking is!

That said, If Stevie had a problem with that, then he shoulda got a civil service job back when...
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Nonetheless, leave the fucking guy alone already (and his family loved ones too for that matter.)

He's at death's door for God's sake...

What is this, a fucking blood sport? Leave all the gossip and bullshit at the curb. What has this thread become, a bunch of fucking wash women?

Meldish might be a scumbag and deserved to get killed but you can’t use the ‘this isn’t how the justice system is supposed to work’ when you advocate for Crea’s release and then do the opposite when it comes to Meldish getting killed as opposed to letting the justice system do its job.

It’s very hypocritical.

I don’t lose any sleep over Meldish getting killed nor do I care about Crea dying in jail. They’re both scumbags who gave zero fucks about someone life or money when they were walking the streets.

How could you know that Area did not care about people getting killed in the street? You don't know him, or even Meldish, so you and others like you have no clue. You, however, are in a state of glee over a man dying from cancer. I guess you and scumbags like you give zero care about people dying in the streets.

I've been a fan of Stevie for many years now. Of course they should let him home. He's Stevie Crea for fuck sakes!!! He's not a rat fuck like Joey Merlino or Gene Borello

LOL settle down and stop being a drama queen. Steven Crea is a well known, serious and respected wiseguy. Of course news like this is going to be a deal on a forum about ORGANIZED CRIME. It's an internet forum and you know what people do on an internet forum, don't you? That's right, they state their opinion and they gossip just like they do in their daily lives. All of us on here - you and me included - are not above gossiping whenever we state our opinion about something in a thread so nobody who's active on here should fancy him/herself as some kind of referee on what others can or can't discuss. There wasn't even much "dissecting" going on. Just people stating their opinion with some saying he should go home so he's able to spend time with his family (an opinion I'll stick to) and others saying he shouldn't be able to go home. People will have their opinion about anything and everything and a person who can't deal with that should probably stay off the internet for a while. By the way, I doubt Steven Crea will - let alone should - care about what a bunch of nobodies on the internet will have to say about him and his life. It really is no big deal so there's really no need to throw a tantrum about people having a discussion on a discussion forum.

Normally, I wouldn't comment on this but for anyone who doesn't think the government is being ridiculous or doesn't have an "agenda" in regards to this guy- and the same can be said for Bobby Manna's attempts to get home - is what was reported in today's Gangland News....which you can check out the full article there.

Steve Crea Has Terminal Lung Cancer, But Not To Worry Say Feds: He Can Sleep and Move


Gang Land Exclusive! Luchese underboss Steven (Stevie Wonder) Crea must be some kind of tough guy. Even though he has Stage IV lung cancer, and not likely to live another year, the feds say Crea is still a danger to the community and should not be released on bail pending the appeal of his conviction for the murder of former Purple Gang leader Michael Meldish.

The proof? "Despite Crea's cancer diagnosis, he is still able to perform daily living functions, including sleeping and moving," wrote federal prosecutor Alexandra Rothman.

Sleeping: Until now, this was not known to be an indicator of a threat to society. Presumably it is listed somewhere in Federal Code of Criminal Procedure. As for "Moving," the feds don't indicate exactly how much Crea is capable of, but if he can make it to the bathroom this must present a clear and present danger.

I find the pathetic that the government has such a hard on for this guy to begin with.

Well, that may be your opinion, and you're welcome to it. But I disagree. As far as I'm concerned, many posters on this particular thread sound like a bunch of cackling hens and wash women.

Thats my opinion!...and I'm just as entitled to it and you or anybody else on here. Get It?

Good point by Jerry Capeci !

100%!

But remember this too. Crea's nobody special to the BOP. To them, he's just another inmate. And as far as so-called wiseguys go, there's been plenty before him, and they'll be plenty after him, that will die behind bars. Thats a well documented fact of jail life. So, as the saying goes, "It is what it is."

Without mentioning any names, this is the same government who says its good that people protest in the streets over career criminals.

WTF side is the government on?

Their side! LOL

That's also the difference with Europe.
If you get cancer while you are in prison or a TBS clinic, you have the right to health care just like anyone else . You must receive physical and mental care that is equivalent to care outside prison. Yet your freedom of choice as a cancer patient in detention is limited.
In most cases terminally ill convicts will be released here.

If the guy's a nobody, he "may" get cut loose here. But if he's a somebody, especially if he's an alleged "Cosa Nostra" figure somebody....then "fuhgettaboudit" as they say!

face the music be man death before dishonor,,,,,die in prison

IMO even Gotti should have been released at the end he was no longer a threat, like Crea he was done.

Agreed. The FEDS are so fucking stupid anyway because being locked up wasn't keeping Gotti from running the family. What fuckin difference would it have made if they let him go home to pass away?

that means the mafia is still considered a threat over there, at least in New York

The Italian Mafia doesn't have much influence anymore in the US, they don't control the ports, unions or politics anymore..

of course it is not even close compared to the past and not at national level, but it has still a certain influence over New York metropolitan area

Because you found it last, or you would have posted it first and you know it !!!

Don’t you discuss mob people on a website ? What’s the difference ?

It's not a threat, they always try to keep a high profile member in to die--Gotti, Amuso, Locascio, Persico. Crea is no threat.