Originally Posted by Hollander
Originally Posted by Toodoped
...also, heres some additional info regarding the Havana meeting...i also think the year should be 1946 instead of 1947, meaning whoever made the report almost 15 years later or in 1961 made an honest mistake...

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2 million in 1946 seems too much money $1,000,000 in 1950 has the same purchasing power as $12,482,987.55 today. Why would Chicago give Luciano so much money?


IF the situation really occurred, then I think that all of that cash wasnt for Luciano personally, but instead I believe that it was more regarding Chicago's investment in Havana casinos and other joints (and also for Batista) , mainly because Luciano/Genovese associate Meyer Lansky was the leading guy in that same operation, followed by Trafficante Sr. who in turn was allegedly also present at that same gathering. Who knows, maybe all of that cash was gathered from other families too?! Also maybe one part of that cash was for Lucky as a "farewell present" from the Chi boys, after all the Luciano/Genovese and the Chicago families were "first cousins", meaning they were in alliance since day one. For example when Ricca went to jail in 1943, besides the Chicago guys, one of the main players who was also involved in Riccas early release was allegedly Frank Costello who in turn used his own political connections, so maybe similar type of respect happened in Havana too....

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