Charles “Lucky” Luciano

Throughout the United States organized crime has been associated with the Italian gangster community, but Charles “Lucky” Luciano’s ambition to create alliances with other ethinic groups gave him the power to establish a new order of mobsters. From his start as a teenager in America to the day he created his own criminal empire, Luciano drove to expand his power through personal relations and to create a higher standard for criminals to follow. Luciano …

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