Luciano had a lot of non Italians that he kept in close company and that he probably held in higher regarded than most Italian made men. Same with Chicago.


"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea