The Making of the Mob

Charles Lucky Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano’s crew makes a fortune working with Joe the Boss Masseria and Arnold Rothstein. Luciano plots to take control of the New York underworld.

During Prohibition, Charles Lucky Luciano gains power in the New York underworld, but the murder of Arnold Rothstein throws the mob into chaos. Salvatore Maranzano and Joe Masseria start a mob war, and Luciano plans to kill the two bosses.

Charles Lucky Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Lucianos power increases, so does the heat from the Feds. Prosecutor Thomas Dewey starts a war with Dutch Schultz and the New York mafia, threatening everything Luciano has built.

Charles Lucky Lucianos decision to go into the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the opportunity hes been waiting for. Using the new technology of wiretapping, Dewey has Luciano arrested and puts the most powerful mobster in the country on trial.

Charles Lucky Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison. Vito Genovese becomes acting boss, but when Genovese is accused of murder, underboss Frank Costello takes over. Costellos first job: to take out mob-snitch Abe Reles.

World War II begins, and the military asks Charles Lucky Luciano to secure the New York docks and aid the invasion of Sicily. After the war, the Navy pressures Thomas Dewey to free Luciano. Dewey agrees, deporting Luciano to Italy.