Arnold Rothstein
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Arnold Rothstein, nicknamed "The Brain", was an American racketeer, gangster, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish Mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have orga
Rothstein c. 1915
Rothstein in 1919
Lucky Luciano
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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 t
Arnold Rothstein
…to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel and numerous others. Rothstein is credited with "transform[ing] organized crime from a thuggish activity…
1936 mugshot of Luciano
Birth certificate of Luciano
1931 New York Police Department mugshot of Luciano
The Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana, former residence of Luciano in Cuba and the venue for the Havana Conference