Originally Posted By: DiLorenzo
Someone of Luciano's stature cannot let somebody just smack him in the face and rip him off on deals and not retaliate...He would lose all the respect that he had..


As far as being smacked in the face.....from what I have read, Luciano retaliated. The guy showed up dead shortly afterward.

As far as Luciano being ripped off, I believe some are referring to a story told in The Last Testament- but I haven't seen it reported elsewhere. I'm not sure if this is a true story (unlikely), something made up by Lucky, or something created by Gosch's imagination. Lucky invested in a small candy business as a silent partner. The guys running the company were his cousin, Momo Salemi (Lucky's cousin from Lercara Freddi), and Pasquale Enemi. When profits weren't coming in, he sent a different cousin to investigate the factory. Turns out his business partners took the profits and spent it on themselves. And Lucky didn't retaliate. He had his cousin fix up the candy factory and sell it, causing Lucky to lose around $40k on the venture.


You shit-kicking, stinky, horse-manure-smelling motherfucker you! If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll smash your fucking head so hard you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me? Fucking hick. -Nicky (Casino)