Vittorio Amuso
Convicted of racketeering and murder-related charges; the Second Circuit affirmed in 1994. The indictment charged him as boss of the Lucchese family, and a 1996 district court finding describes him and Anthony Casso as the family's boss and underboss.
- Aliases
- Vic, Jesse
- Family
- Lucchese family (court finding, 1996)
- Role
- Boss, in the court's 1996 findings (court finding); charged as boss (charge, as the Second Circuit summarized it, 1994)
- Rights
- This person may be living. The page is limited to what court records state, and gives no personal details beyond them.
On the record
- 20 April 1994 — United States v. Amuso, 21 F.3d 1251, at 1254: "The indictment alleged that as boss of the Luchese crime family, Amuso possessed ultimate and exclusive authority to approve murders on behalf of the family." Charge, as the court summarized it.
- 20 April 1994 — The same opinion: former captains D'Arco and Chiodo "testified that as boss of the Luchese family, Amuso ordered either one or both of them to carry out thirteen of the murders or attempted murders charged in the indictment." The court affirmed. Testimony, as the court summarized it.
- 15 May 1996 — United States v. Gigante, 925 F. Supp. 967, at 975: "Amuso and Casso (the Boss and Underboss of the Lucchese Family)." Court finding, in Gigante's case.
The 1994 opinion spells the family “Luchese.” The aliases are those in the 1994 caption.
Records
itemUnited States v. Amuso, 21 F.3d 1251 (2d Cir. 1994)Second Circuit opinion of April 20, 1994 affirming Vittorio Amuso's racketeering and murder-related convictions. It states the indictment's allegation that he was boss of the "Luchese" family and summarizes the testimony of two former captains.itemUnited States v. Gigante, 925 F. Supp. 967 (E.D.N.Y. 1996)District Judge Nickerson's findings of May 15, 1996 on whether Vincent Gigante was feigning mental illness. It names the Triangle Social Club at 225 Sullivan Street as the club Gigante returned to at night.