New York-based Lucchese crime family boss has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a multi-billion dollar illegal gambling operation.

Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced Thursday that Matthew Madonna, member of the three-man ruling panel of the Lucchese crime family, was sentenced in New Jersey State Prison in Trenton by Superior Court Judge Salem Vincent Ahto in Morris County.

“Through our far-reaching investigation into this multi-billion dollar criminal gambling enterprise, we built a racketeering case that extended to the top bosses of the Lucchese crime family in New York,” said Hoffman. “By putting Madonna in prison, we send a powerful message that we are committed to combating organized crime in the most effective way possible, which is to target the leadership ranks and disrupt the command structure of these criminal organizations.”

Madonna, who pleaded guilty in June, controlled the family’s gambling operations and other criminal activities from New York, along with second member of the crime family’s ruling panel, Joseph DiNapoli.