I don't believe that, Lilo. Lansky was Luciano's most trusted ally during his 10 year prison term, laying the groundwork for Luciano's early release.

Lansky was involved in Cuba before Luciano got involved with the U.S. Government at the Port of N.Y., not to mention the Allied invasion of Sicily (and I think Luciano's invovement in both were greatly exaggerated, for what it's worth).

So why would Lansky have bothered? Why would he have reached out to "Socks" Lanza and Albert Anastasia, knowing full well that Cuban gaming was on the horizon?

Believe it or not, Luciano was branded as "half-a-rat" at the time by some of the Italians, and it was Lansky who put their minds at ease and assured them that they should do Charley's bidding.

So again, if you're Lansky, and you want Cuba all to yourself, why bother going to bat for Luciano to get him out of the can?