Building a Racketeering Empire - Tommy Lucchese

The early La Cosa Nostra bosses were fierce, tough, and deadly. Yet, among them was a man who thought more like a white-collar businessman rather than a gangster. This man was Tommy Lucchese, and the family he ran, would later take his name. 00:00 Intro 00:55 Early years 01:52 in Reina's gang 02:20 'Tommy Brown' 04:00 Reina's downfall 05:05 Joseph Pinzolo 06:00 Taking over with Gagliano 07:10 Role in Maranzano's murder 08:34 Underboss 09:36 Kosher Chicken racket 10:48 Taking over the Garment District 11:20 'Vig' system 13:13 Florida connection 13:50 Lucchese the boss 15:05 Boxing racket 18:45 Political fixing 20:35 Kefauver Hearings & Apalachin 22:04 Lucchese - Gambino Alliance 22:31 Bonanno's plot 24:15 Final days 24:42 'Little Apalachin' 25:15 Succession --------------------------------------------- Devastation and Revenge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... * Longing and Concern by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... * Grave Blow by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... * Just as Soon by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... * Interloper by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... * End of the Era by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... * Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... * I Have a Reservation by TrackTribe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... *