NJ Luchese Capo, Sons Get 8-, 10-Year Sentences
From left: Ralph Perna and sons, Joseph Perna, John Perna Ralph Perna, the Luchese crime family's top capo in the Garden State and two of his sons were slammed with nearly a decade in prison each. Meanwhile, one of the North Jersey Luchese crew's leaders was sentenced to about half the amount of time in prison. Matthew "Matty" Madonna, considered a close associate of the family's street boss, Bronx-based Stevie Crea, was a suspect in the the last Mafia hit ( clarification: last in this case, meaning until the next one ). This past Thursday Ralph Perna, 69, of East Hanover, was given eight years in state prison; John G. Perna, 38, of West Caldwell, and Joseph M. Perna, 46, of Wyckoff., were given 10 years apiece in state prison.