Anthony Accetturo

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Anthony Accetturo.

Anthony "Tumac" Accetturo (b. 1938) is a New Jersey mobster and capo in the Lucchese crime family under Thomas Lucchese.

Based in Livingston, New Jersey, Accetturo oversaw criminal activities among the remaining members of the Lucchese organization in New Jersey during the late 1960s until he was forced to flee the state following federal grand jury investigation of his Newark illegal gambling operations in 1970. He was again named in a five count indictment along with six other mobsters for loansharking and extortion in February 1973, and eventually arrested in Miami with his bail set at $10,000. In 1976, he was ordered to appear before a grand jury in New Jersey, however, his lawyers successfully fended off attempts to extradite Accetturo citing poor health.

Following the gangland slaying of Philadelphia crime boss Angelo Bruno, Accetturo managed to establish a foothold for the Lucchese family with brothers Martin and Michael Tacetta during the civil war within the Philadelphia crime family between Philip Testa and Nicodemo Scarfo [1].

He would continue to elude federal authorities while remaining involved in Lucchese interests in New Jersey, based in his headquarters in Hollywood, Florida, until his arrest was ordered by District Court Judge Harold Ackerman in Manhattan of threatening government witnesses and a threat to public safety on October 18, 1985. Indicted with three other associates, Accetturo was eventually charged with intimidation of competitors of the Lucchese-controlled Taccetta Group Enterprises as well facing a 12 counts regarding his involvement in a credit card and wire fraud scam with his Underboss Michael Taccetta and enforcers Michael Perna and Thomas Riccardi. Facing a number of federal prosecutions, Accetturo was granted a stay of sentence and, as of 1990, continued to live in his Florida residence.

Eventually, disagreements between he and newly established Lucchese leader Vic Amuso [2] as well as federal prosecutions would seriously weaken Lucchese interests in New Jersey during the 1990s.