How "Lucky" Luciano was better then Al Capone
By Justin Luna
Thesis
Charles "Lucky" Luciano is better then Al Capone. He took over New York, he was smart, tactical, and powerful. He created organised crime.
Backstory
Luciano was born in Italy, moved to New York by 10. He dropped out of school by 18 and by 20 he was made friends with Meyer Lansky & Bugsy Siegel.
Meyer Lansky
Bugsy Siegel
He was Smart
During the Prohibition Luciano had dominated the east-cost illegal liquor trade, with Lansky & Siegel.
He was friends with Arnold Rothstein, who had bootlegging and gambling rackets all over New York.
An illegal speakeasy
He was Tactical
Luciano quickly rose to power eventually taking over the top spot of the Masseria family, after Marazano gave him the spot.
Marazano saw Luciano as a threat, but Luciano took him out before Marazano could act.
Salvatore Maranzano
He was Powerful
With his rival dead, Luciano wanted to change the way gangs did business. He soon became the head of the city's five families.
Eventually spreading out to Chicago's Al Capone, then leading a national crime syndicate. Where they shipped liquor, narcotics, and guns
The syndicates's top Ranking
Work Cited Page
"Lucky Luciano." Biography.com. A&E Networks Television
History.com Staff. "Charles “Lucky” Luciano." History.com. A&E Television Networks.
History.com Staff. "Al Capone." History.com. A&E Television Networks