Complex sentence: It was the first time in New Jersey history that an entire organized crime family had been indicted in one prosecution, however, this crime family proved to be only a faction of the Lucchese crime family, only operating in New Jersey.
Split into simpler sentences: It was the first time in New Jersey history that an entire organized crime family had been indicted in one prosecution. However, this crime family proved to be only a faction of the Lucchese crime family, only operating in New Jersey.