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      • Luciano is considered the father of the Italian-American Mafia 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.
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  2. 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.

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  3. Luciano is considered the father of the Italian-American Mafia 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Lucky Luciano, 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 until his death in 1962. Learn more about the life and crimes of Luciano in this article.

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  6. Dec 2, 2009 · Born in Sicily but raised in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Luciano facilitated the killings of the city’s top two Mafia bosses and brought about fundamental changes to organized crime, setting...

  7. Dec 7, 1998 · After his hostile takeover, Luciano organized organized crime. He modernized the Mafia, shaping it into a smoothly run national crime syndicate focused on the bottom line.

  8. Dec 17, 2023 · Salvator Lucania, popularly known as Lucky Luciano, was an Italian-born crime boss based in the United States. Often considered the father of organized crime in the US, Luciano kicked off his criminal career as a petty criminal selling drugs and conducting robberies.