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Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ ˌ l uː tʃ i ˈ ɑː n oʊ / LOO-chee-AH-noh, [1] Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; [2] November 24, 1897 [nb 1] – 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 was a Mafia boss who took control of the Five Families of New York City and established a National Crime Syndicate before his conviction in 1936.
Lucky Luciano, 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 until his death in 1962. Learn more about the life and crimes of Luciano in this article.
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.
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.
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.
Dec 7, 1998 · Luciano was a tough teenage hoodlum on the Lower East Side when his gang targeted a skinny Jewish kid whose bold defiance won their respect. The...
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Luciano, one of the most powerful figures in organized crime, was arrested 25 times between 1919 and 1936 but convicted only once. When three prostitutes finally agreed to give evidence against him, he was arrested (1936) and found guilty of compelling women to become prostitutes.
