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Lucky Luciano
1936 mugshot
Born
Salvatore Lucania
(1897-11-24)November 24, 1897[nb 1]
Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy
Died
January 26, 1962(1962-01-26) (aged 64)
Naples, Campania, Italy
Resting place
Saint John's Cemetery, Queens, New York
Known for
First head of the modern Genovese crime family, establishing the Commission, head of the modern American Mafia, and the first and only head of the National Crime Syndicate
Predecessor
Giuseppe Masseria
Successor
Frank Costello
Allegiance
Five Points Gang Luciano crime family National Crime Syndicate
Criminal charge
Compulsory prostitution
Penalty
30 to 50 years' imprisonment (1936)
Partner(s)
Gay Orlova (1929–1936) Igea Lissoni (1948–1959; possibly married 1949)
Signature
Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ˌluːtʃiˈɑːnoʊ/LOO-chee-AH-noh,[1]Italian:[luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania[salvaˈtoːrelukaˈniːa];[2] November 24, 1897[nb 1] – January 26, 1962) was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States. He started his criminal career in the Five Points Gang and was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for the establishment of the Commission in 1931, after he abolished the boss of bosses title held by Salvatore Maranzano following the Castellammarese War. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family.
In 1936, Luciano was tried and convicted for compulsory prostitution and running a prostitution racket after years of investigation by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. He was sentenced to 30 to 50 years in prison, but during World War II an agreement was struck with the Department of the Navy through his Jewish Mob associate Meyer Lansky to provide naval intelligence. In 1946, for his alleged wartime cooperation, his sentence was commuted on the condition that he be deported to Italy. Luciano died in Italy on January 26, 1962, and his body was permitted to be transported back to the United States for burial.
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was abolished for the Commission, a ruling committee established by LuckyLuciano to oversee all Mafia activities in the United States and to mediate...
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bosses"). However, Maranzano was murdered in September 1931 on orders of LuckyLuciano, who established a power-sharing arrangement called the Commission,...
with the American Mafia. A long-time associate and childhood friend of LuckyLuciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped shape the...
but was murdered on September 10, 1931, on the orders of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who established The Commission, in which families shared power to prevent...
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on April 15, 1931, in a hit ordered by his own lieutenant, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, in an agreement with rival faction head Salvatore Maranzano. Giuseppe...
Maranzano was murdered within six months on the orders of Charles "Lucky" Luciano. Luciano was a former Masseria underling who had switched sides to Maranzano...
American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate...
Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. Supposedly arranged by Charles "Lucky" Luciano, the conference was held to discuss important mob policies, rules, and...
led by prosecutor Thomas Dewey, and also threatened by fellow mobster LuckyLuciano. Schultz asked the Commission for permission to kill Dewey, in an attempt...
gambling and car theft. Lansky, who had already had a run-in with Charles "Lucky" Luciano, saw a need for the Jewish boys of his Brooklyn neighborhood to organize...
criminals in their own right, including Johnny Torrio, Al Capone, and LuckyLuciano. The area of Manhattan where four streets – Anthony (now Worth), Cross...
the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses LuckyLuciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel, and numerous others. Rothstein...
television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster LuckyLuciano in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. He has also played Earl...
bosses of the modern Five Families, the others being Joseph Bonanno, LuckyLuciano, Joe Profaci and Tommy Gagliano. Mangano made the waterfront his family's...
1920s, Lucchese had become a strong ally of fellow mobster Charlie "Lucky" Luciano and became a top member of Gaetano Reina's crime family. During Lucchese's...
published the headline "Shame, Sinatra" regarding his connection with LuckyLuciano. Kelley claims that Phyllis McGuire referred to Sam Giancana and Sinatra...
Attorney Thomas Dewey to successfully charge Mafioso kingpin Charles "Lucky" Luciano with compulsory prostitution. Carter was born in Atlanta in 1899, the...
for his role as Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow. Nouri portrayed LuckyLuciano in the miniseries The Gangster Chronicles and its theatrically released...
Crime Syndicate in the 1930s and later became an adviser to LuckyLuciano and his Luciano crime family. Torrio had several nicknames, primarily "The Fox"...
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