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Part 2 - Gaetano 'Tommy' Lucchese paved the way for the future of the Lucchese family forever!Before watching this episode, watch Part 1 here:https://www.you...
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He was one of the most successful and notorious members of the Italian-American Mafia. Learn more in Season 1, Episode 19, "Tommy Lucchese". #MobstersSubscri...
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Dive into the enigmatic world of Tommy Lucchese, the strategic mastermind behind one of America's most powerful mafia families. This video explores the sophi...
Jul 13, 2017 · In 1967 – 50 years ago – New York lost another original gangster. The public got to know him as “Three Finger Brown,” but you’d never say it to his face. Gaetano “Tommy” Lucchese died on July 13, 1967, of a brain tumor. Thomas Lucchese, better known as “Three-Finger Brown,” is shown in 1958 at an unknown location. (AP Photo)
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The Bonanno family was named after Joe Bonanno. They operate largely in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island. They also have influence across Manhattan, The Bronx, and many more districts of New York. The family was first known as the Maranzano crime family until its founder Salvatore Maranzano was murdered in 1931. Joseph Bonanno was aw...
The Colombo crime family is the youngest of the Five Families. They were named after Joseph Colombo, and operate in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island, but also have influence in Staten Island, Manhattan, and Florida, among others. The gan, run by Joseph Profaci, became recognised as the Profaci crime family during Lucky Luciano's organisation of the...
The group, which went through five bosses between 1910 and 1957, is named after Carlo Gambino - boss of the family at the time of the McClellan hearings in 1963, when the structure of organised crime first gained public attention. The group's operations extend from New York and the eastern seaboard to California. Its illicit activities include labo...
The Genovese family is the oldest and the largest of the "Five Families". The family was named after Vito Genovese, and they operate mainly in Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, and New Jersey – they also have influence in Westchester County, Connecticut and Massachusetts, among others. The current "family" was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano, and ...
The Lucchesse family is named after Tommy Luchesse. They operate in The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey. They also operate in Westchester County and Florida, among others. Known previously as the Gagliano crime family under Tommy Gagliano, the family was pretty lowkey, concentrating their criminal activities in the Bronx, Manhattan and Ne...
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Jan 31, 2021 · Under Tommy Lucchese’s leadership, the family teamed up with the Gambino crew’s boss Carlo Gambino to control organized crime in New York City. The Lucchese family was regarded as one of the most peaceful crime families in the nation, but that changed once Victor Amuso took over. Under his leadership, and with the help of his underboss ...
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One of the “founding fathers” of the American Mafia, Tommy Lucchese was a well-connected and widely respected godfather whose name today remains on the marquee of one of New York’s Five Families. Smart, savvy and fearless, he made his name with his muscle during Prohibition and kept power through the mid-20th century with cautious maneuvering, a strong head for business and gangland ...
