Paul Ricca, Sylvester Agoglia, Salvatore "Charlie Luciano" Lucania, Meyer Lansky, John Senna, Harry Brown. |
On this date in 1932: Police arrested New York racketeers Salvatore "Charlie Luciano" Lucania and Meyer Lansky during their visit to underworld colleagues in Chicago.
The two men had been under surveillance around the clock since arriving in the Windy City two days earlier. They were picked up by police as they headed out of their hotel to board a train back to New York. Police found them in the company of Chicago Outfit figures Paul Ricca, Sylvester Agoglia, Harry Brown and John Senna.
Chicago Daily Tribune, April 20, 1932. |