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
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
Frank Costello
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Frank Costello was an Italian-American crime boss of the Luciano crime family.
Lucky Luciano
…beverages provided criminals with an additional source of income. By 1920, Luciano had met many future Mafia leaders, including Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, the latter a longtime friend and future business partner, through the Five Points Gang. That same year, Lower Manhattan crime boss Joe Masseria recruited…
Frank Costello testifying before the Kefauver Committee.
Charles "Lucky" Luciano's mugshot
Vito Genovese's mugshot
Costello, 1964