Lucky Luciano

Born

November 24, 1897

Died

January 26, 1962 (aged 64)

Known as

gangster, crime boss, racketeer, rum-runner, drug lord, loan shark

Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian mafioso who operated mainly in the United States. He started his criminal career in New York City's Five Points Gang and was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate. Luciano is considered the father of the Italian-American Mafia for the establishment of the Commission in 1931, after he abolished the capo dei capi title held by Salvatore Maranzano following the Castellammarese War. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family.

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