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- NAME: Tommy Lucchese
- OCCUPATION: Organized Crime Boss
- BIRTH DATE: December 01, 1899
- DEATH DATE: July 13, 1967
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- PLACE OF DEATH: Manhattan, New York
- Originally: Gaetano Lucchese
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Tommy Lucchese is best known as one of New York City's mob bosses during the 1950's and 1960's.
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The Genovese Crime Family
View groupOf the storied Five Families of New York City's mafia, the Genovese family is one of the most powerful. It's believed the Genovese family provided some of the inspiration for Mario Puzo's The Godfather—both had roots in Corleone, Sicily. "Lucky" Luciano of the Genovese family first organized the Five Families in New York City, and those who came after him maintained the Genovese family status as mafia royalty.
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Infamous Mobsters
View groupBootleggers, smugglers, drug dealers, hit men—all these occupations are the provenance of mobsters, who operate in ethnic, family and business networks. Mobsters' real life crimes, and Hollywood's fascination with them, has earned them a special place in the American imagination. From Al Capone's Chicago crime ring to Bugsy Siegel's Las Vegas racket, these mobsters have made their names notorious from coast to coast.
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