https://eu.lohud.com/story/news/cri...y-plea-luchese-steve-crea-jr/2089492001/The charges stem from a heated exchange between the Bonanno Family of La Cosa Nostra and the Luchese Family in 2012.
Armed members of the Bonanno Family of La Cosa Nostra forced their way into a Bronx social club controlled by the Luchese Family in 2012, which angered the elder Crea, according to prosecutors.
"During the ensuing confrontation, one of the Bonanno Family associates acted in a manner that a leader of the Luchese Family, Steven L. Crea (“Crea Sr.â€), perceived as a personal affront," federal prosecutors said in a 2018 statement.
To avenge the perceived offense, Crea Sr. ordered his son to have the Bonanno associate killed, prosecutors said. Crea Jr. hired Paul “Paulie Roast Beef†Cassano Jr. and Vincent Bruno, of Yonkers, to carry out the hit. prosecutors said.
Bruno and Cassano went to the Bonanno associate's home in the Bronx with a gun but couldn't find him, prosecutors said. The dispute between the rival families was then resolved before the murder was carried out.
Cassano ultimately pleaded guilty to attempted assault in aid of racketeering in 2017, and Bruno pleaded guilty to attempted murder in aid or racketeering and conspiracy against the United States in 2018.
