Throughout the United States organized crime has been associated with the Italian gangster community, but Charles "Lucky" Luciano's ambition to create alliances with other ethinic groups gave him the power to establish a new order of mobsters. From his start as a teenager in America to the day he created his own criminal empire, Luciano drove to expand his power through personal relations and to create a higher standard for criminals to follow. Luciano was a powerful man who's dream was fulfilled when he became "Boss of Bosses (Rayleigh 1)."
             Throughout its history, organized crime has been presented to society as an organization. This organization, known as Cosa Nostra, is translated as "Our Thing," and goes back hundreds of years (Rayleigh 1). It was founded in Sicily to offer protection to the common people of that country from police, bandits, and even government agencies. Those in the Cosa Nostra were treated as folk heroes or saviors of the people (Gangsters: Then and Now ). The practice of keeping your mouth shut was the code and if you violated it, the wrath was swift and deadly not only to the culprit, but to his own family as well. When members of the Cosa Nostra arrived in the United States, they took shelter in an organization called Unione Siciliana, which found them housing, jobs when they wanted them, and identities to cover up their illegal activities (Rayleigh 1). Unione Siciliana also afforded these men the opportunity to learn English and the American way of life. In contrast to all of its c!
             laimed illegalities, Unione Siciliana also helped thousands of law abiding Italian immigrants in adjusting to American life. Including the family of Salvatore Lucania (Sabiona 2). This man was better known as Lucky Luciano.
             Charles "Lucky" Luciano was born in 1897 in Lercardia Friddi, Sicily, where his parents worked as hard as they could to provide for young Charles. However, the long h...