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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. Updated: May 4, 2021 Photo: Slim Aarons/Getty Images
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 between...
Apr 16, 2024 · 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.
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. Known For: Charles “Lucky” Luciano was the criminal mastermind whose influence in shaping the mafia earned him the title of “father of modern organized crime.” Born: November 24, 1897 in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy. Parents: Rosalia Capporelli and Antonio Lucania. Died: January 26, 1962 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
