Feds Drop Charges Against Martin Taccetta

Martin Taccetta, the reputed former underboss for the New Jersey faction of the Lucchese crime family who already is serving a life sentence plus ten years in state prison, was facing a July 6 trial on federal extortion and labor racketeering charges; however, "U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman moved to dismiss the pending counts against Taccetta 'because further prosecution of these charges is not in the interests of the United States at this time,' according to a court order" as reported by Peter J. Sampson for The Record: "Taccetta was among 23 reputed members and associates of the Gambino and Lucchese mob families indicted on May 2, 2008 for what the FBI called a 'veritable smorgasbord' of crime. All of the other defendants accepted plea deals and are awaiting sentencing."