biography
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Luciano, Lucky
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popular name of Charles Luciano, originally Salvatore Lucania
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pronunciation:
[loosiahnoh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1897–1962)
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| biography:
| Gangster, born in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, S Italy. He moved with his family to New York City in 1906, and was soon an active criminal. He became the chief of New York organized crime, founding his empire on narcotics-peddling, extortion, and prostitution. For years he managed to evade arrest, but he was tried and imprisoned in 1936. However, he retained control, initiated a reorganization of crime, and set up the Crime Syndicate of Mafia families. In 1946 he was deported to Italy. |
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