Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania) (November 24, 1897 - January 26, 1962) was a Sicilian-American mobster. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime and the mastermind of the massive postwar expansion of the international heroin trade. Time magazine has named Luciano amongst the top 20 most influential builders and titans of the 20th century. Wikipedia
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