Luciano family
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The Luciano family was a powerful New York City Mafia organization led by Charles "Lucky" Luciano that played a central role in shaping modern organized crime in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luciano family canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Italian-American Mafia crime family ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lucky Luciano organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frank Costello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meyer Lansky NERFINISHED ⓘ National Crime Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ Vito Genovese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalActivity |
extortion
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ prostitution ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| criminalSphere |
organized crime in New York City
ⓘ
organized crime in the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Italian-American ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Charles "Lucky" Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped shape the structure of the Five Families system
ⓘ
key player in the development of the National Crime Syndicate ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern American organized crime
ⓘ
structure of the American Mafia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
central role in forming the Commission
ⓘ
transition from traditional Sicilian Mafia practices to modern syndicate model ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| leader | Charles "Lucky" Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
power struggle following the Castellammarese War
ⓘ
reorganization of New York Mafia families into Five Families ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Charles "Lucky" Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Mustache Pete leadership style ⓘ |
| partOf | American Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Masseria organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Genovese crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Prohibition era
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.