 However, what Amuso didn't realize was that Accetturo was jailed in New Jersey for refusing to testify in front a state panel.Accetturo would later become an informant.Accetturo's former protégé and longtime rival, Michael "Mad Dog" Taccetta, who was also despised by Amuso, reputedly took over Lucchese's Jersey Crew, the nickname of their faction in Northern New Jersey, toward his conviction in 1993, before Accetturo eventually agreed to become an informant.