Except nobody, including the feds, are saying Peter Gotti is the boss right now. It's only because of the feds that we know Dom Cefalu took over and Peter Gotti no longer holds that position. And, while many on these forums want to believe otherwise, Peter Gotti was definitely the boss for a time after John died in prison. He received the tribute and had the clout, no matter how many want to think Nick Corozzo or someone else was the "real boss."

As for Amuso, he apparently has enough clout that the feds still hold him in that position and Capeci was willing to correct himself. And it's not because they slapped the label on him. It's because the Lucchese Family itself holds him in that position. Nobody is saying he's in a position to run things day to day. Nobody is saying a guy like Crea doesn't have a lot of influence as one of the top guys on the street. But Amuso apparently is still the top guy and Crea and everyone else ultimately answers to him. We can't see what goes on behind the scenes but back when DeFede was acting boss, he got in trouble for not passing enough money onto Amuso. In Capeci's retraction, he talked about how Amuso ordered everyone to show up for his wife's wake and that's what happened.