Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was the nickname of Charles Luciano (1897–1962), an Italian-American mobster considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States.
He helped establish the Commission, a governing body for the American Mafia, and modernized the organization along corporate lines.
His nickname reportedly came from his survival of a brutal attack that left him with a distinctive facial droop.
He rose to power like Lucky Luciano.
Leader of criminal organization
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- godfatherMale baptismal guardian
- donPut on attire
- bossWorkplace superior
underboss · consigliere · hitman · enforcer · hoodlum · gangland · underworld · syndicate
Sicilian criminal organization
- Five FamiliesMajor mob organizations
- GenoveseOf or from Genoa
- omertàCriminal vow of silence
- made manInitiated organized crime member
crime family · Sicilian · Italian-American · organized crime · protection racket · black hand · Bugsy Siegel
Illegal alcohol production/sale
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- illegal gamblingProhibited wagering activity
- extortionObtaining through threats
- loan sharkingIllegal lending at excessive interest
smuggling · narcotics · prostitution · black market · money laundering · bribery · corruption · numbers racket
Mediterranean's biggest island
- Lower East SideManhattan district below Houston
- convictJailed offender after trial
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- NaplesMediterranean port city
Pleased or bewitched
- fortunateEnjoying favorable circumstances
- survivorOne still alive after
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- left for deadDeserted as dying
crime boss
Leader of criminal organization
boss · underboss · consigliere · hitman · enforcer · hoodlum · gangland · underworld · syndicate · criminal
Cosa Nostra
Sicilian criminal organization
- Five FamiliesMajor mob organizations
- GenoveseOf or from Genoa
- omertàCriminal vow of silence
made man · crime family · Sicilian · Italian-American · organized crime · protection racket · black hand · Bugsy Siegel
bootlegging
Illegal alcohol production/sale
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- illegal gamblingProhibited wagering activity
- extortionObtaining through threats
loan sharking · smuggling · narcotics · prostitution · black market · money laundering · bribery · corruption · numbers racket
Sicily
Mediterranean's biggest island
- Lower East SideManhattan district below Houston
- convictJailed offender after trial
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
Naples · World War II · exile
charmed
Pleased or bewitched
- Mafiamafia, Cosa Nostra, Sicilian Mafia, Five Families, Colombo
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
- Prohibition EraProhibition, bootleggers, bootlegging, bootlegger, speakeasies
- 1920s IconsBabe Ruth, Charlie Chaplin, Al Capone, Charles Lindbergh, Duke Ellington
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- Sicilian HistoryPalermo, Messina, Catania, Syracuse, Archimedes
Lucky LucianoJ. Edgar Hoover
Eliot Ness · Rudy Giuliani · Robert Kennedy · FBI agent · federal prosecutor
Lucky LucianoMartin Luther King Jr.
Mother Teresa · saint · humanitarian · philanthropist · Gandhi
luck, lucky, unlucky, luckily, lucid, translucent, elucidate, luckless, lucidity