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Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ ˌ l uː tʃ i ˈ ɑː n oʊ / LOO-chee-AH-noh, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States.
Apr 2, 2014 · Lucky Luciano was an Italian-born American mobster best known for engineering the structure of modern organized crime in the United States.
Dec 2, 2009 · Lucky Luciano, the Five Families and the National Crime Syndicate. With Maranzano dead, Luciano became the top leader in the New York Mafia. He worked for a stable distribution of power...
Apr 23, 2024 · Called "the father of modern organized crime," Lucky Luciano was an ambitious New York gangster who established The Commission and organized the mob's Five Families. He may not be as well-known as Al Capone, but Luciano had a far bigger role in the success of organized crime in the United States.
- Carly Silver
Lucky Luciano (born November 11, 1896, Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy—died January 26, 1962, Naples) was the most powerful chief of American organized crime in the early 1930s and a major influence even from prison in 1936–45 and after deportation to Italy in 1946.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Lucky Luciano. Born: November 24, 1897, Sicily, Italy. Died: January 26, 1962, Naples, Italy. Nicknames: Lucky, Charlie Lucky. Associates: Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, the Five Families, the Commission, Bugsy Siegel.
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May 15, 2019 · Lucky Luciano was one of the key players who created the modern American Mafia. Learn how he went from a juvenile delinquent to a criminal mastermind.
