The murder is one thing ..I feel the government basically lied, suborned perjury w extremely shady witnesses to get a dubious conviction for murder in aid of racketeering,BUT that’s because they’re secret CI’s are telling them he directed the murder..because he did ..he’s the underboss FOR 25 Years of the 3rd most powerful Cosa Nostra family in the country..that means second in command of a criminal organization....you guys are acting like he’s the Vice President of Publix Supermarkets. Like John Gotti said on tape “people aren’t stupid,they know what we are” in these cases Steven Crea Sr has to take some self accountability by choosing this way of life and choosing to accept the Underboss position in the Lucchese family..I say that, at the same time and also agree that the prosecutors at a minimum should be fired if not prosecuted themselves.....but with all that said he was clearly guilty as hell of racketeering conspiracy and that carries 20 years w it. I mean Vinny Asaro got found not guilty of the Lufthansa Heist but he did it..the law isn’t always right or fair but when you choose to be in a Cosa Nostra family and be an underboss and life that live to the fullest. The Multi million dollar house And the ability to loan NY City builders millions of dollars and have influence on places like hospitals being built in the Bronx. ALONG WITH the possibility you might be framed or have the law not fall in your favor some time and get life in prison. The funny part is your taking up for a guy like him. A MURDERER, that’s a part of an organization where murder is a way of life, that got framed for a murder he shouldn’t have been convicted of and ended up w life in prison. When HE HIMSELF, ALL HIS LIFE EXPECTED IT TO END THIS WAY or WITH HIM DEAD IN THE STREETS(wonder why he thought this..do any of you expect your life outcome to be this way??? I would assume no and there’s a reason for that)

The only thing positive I can say is I’m sure he set up his immediate family for life. I would assume he made something in the neighborhood of $50-$100 million dollars in his 25 years as underboss.Not to mention the money he made before that earning his nickname of “Wonder Boy” and cementing his reputation of earner and gangster in the 1970s and 80s.