Ralph Vito Perna

Ralph Vito Perna is an alleged capo in the Lucchese crime family. In December 2007, he and his three sons were arrested by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice on charges of managing an illegal gambling operation, which purportedly processed $2.2 million in wagers over 15 months, and which allegedly "relied on extortion and violence to collect debts".

On several previous occasions, Perna had been sentenced on criminal gambling charges. According to a release by the New Jersey Attorney General's office, he "allegedly became top capo of the New Jersey faction of the family when Nicodemo Scarfo Jr. was deposed in 2007".