Lucky Luciano |
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| Author:
| Donati, William |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-4666-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2010 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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Using fresh research on the investigation, arrest, and conviction of Lucky Luciano to delve deep into the sexual and criminal underworld of New York City, topics in this book include: the complex structure of the New York City bordellos and the takeover that resulted in Luciano's 1936 arrest; his role in the expansion of the international heroin trade; and the attempt to sexually frame a member of prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey's staff in a bid to overturn Luciano's conviction.
Using fresh research on the investigation, arrest, and conviction of Lucky Luciano to delve deep into the sexual and criminal underworld of New York City, topics in this book include: the complex structure of the New York City bordellos and the takeover that resulted in Luciano's 1936 arrest; his role in the expansion of the international heroin trade; and the attempt to sexually frame a member of prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey's staff in a bid to overturn Luciano's conviction.