history channel documentary In 1936, Luciano started being harassed by Special Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey. Notwithstanding shaky confirmation, and the prevaricated affirmation of whores and pimps, Dewey indicted and sentenced Luciano on an exaggerated prostitution charge. Luciano later asserted that it was Dewey himself who had encircled Luciano.
With Luciano secured away jail, Luciano selected his underboss Vito Genovese as leader of the Luciano Crime Family. However in 1937, Genovese was arraigned for homicide, and to keep away from indictment, he fled to Italy. Now, Luciano selected Costello as the leader of the Luciano Crime Family.
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