23 Facts About Steven Crea

Steven L "Stevie" Crea was born on July 18,1947 and is an American mobster and former underboss of the Lucchese crime family of New York.

Steven Crea grew up on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, a neighborhood that had a strong Mafia presence.

Sometime in the early 1980s, Steven Crea was inducted into the Lucchese crime family, under the reign of boss Anthony Corallo.

In 1983, DiNapoli was imprisoned, and Steven Crea took control of the construction business with SEBCO.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that Steven Crea visited Vincent DiNapoli in prison a number of times.

Steven Crea lived in a home just across the street from DiNapoli and he became DiNapoli's daughter godfather, helping her arrange her wedding while DiNapoli was in prison.

In 1985, Steven Crea was convicted of conspiracy to plot to murder a Bronx man who Steven Crea believed had assaulted his wife, but in 1987, his conviction was overturned.

Steven Crea specialized in labor racketeering, and gained control over Carpenter's Local 608, using it to extort New York City contractors.

Steven Crea held a no-show job at Inner City Drywall, one of the city's largest drywall contractors and was involved with Local 282 of the Cement and Concrete Workers Union.

From 1997 through 1999, Steven Crea served as the head of the "Lucchese Construction Group", which included Lucchese caporegimes Dominic Truscello, head of the Prince Street crew, and Joseph Tangorra, head of a Brooklyn crew.

In 1998, after acting Lucchese boss Joseph DeFede was indicted on labor racketeering and extortion charges, Steven Crea became the family's new acting boss.

In 1999, it was revealed that Steven Crea had formed an alliance with members of the Gambino crime family in extorting local officials of New York City's carpenters, laborers and bricklayers unions.

Specifically, Steven Crea used mob associates to extort building contractors who wished to receive rights to no-bid jobs or who wanted to reduce the number of union members on their payrolls.

Steven Crea's attorney was able to negotiate a favorable plea agreement which called for Steven Crea to plead guilty to enterprise corruption and restraint of trade charges, and in January 2004, he received a 34-month prison sentence.

Steven Crea pleaded guilty to similar federal charges and served both sentences concurrently.

In March 2010, the FBI observed at a Bronx social club Steven Crea meeting with capo John Castellucci.

In July 2014, Jerry Capeci reported that Vic Amuso remains the official boss while Steven Crea serves as acting boss.

On May 31,2017, Steven Crea was indicted and held without bail for racketeering, fraud and murder conspiracy.

Steven Crea is accused of ordering the attempted murder of a Bonanno crime family associate.

The FBI accuses Steven Crea of giving his approval for one of his underlings driving to New Hampshire in an attempt to find and murder an informant.

Steven Crea was personally charged with mail and wire fraud in connection of his skimming involvement with the construction of a New York City hospital.

Steven Crea was initially incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Canaan in Pennsylvania.

Steven Crea is undergoing treatment at Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina.