White-Collar Mafioso

Tommy Lucchese (1899-1967)

Endnotes

¹ "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss called 3-finger Brown, is dead," New York Times, July 14, 1967, p. 27.

² While there is no documentation for direct interaction between Terranova and Lucchese, the two men had mutual underworld associates and prowled the same East Harlem territory: Reid, Ed, The Shame of New York, New York: Random House, 1953, p. 43, 58.

³ The story of the nickname is found in Raab, Selwyn, Five Families, New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2006, p. 102; and in "Luchese presents study in contrasts," New York Times, Oct. 11, 1952, p. 26. Lucchese's dislike of the name was noted in Maas, Peter, The Valachi Papers, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968, p. 95; and in Lucchese's testimony before a New York State Crime Commission: "Analysis of his testimony before board unfolds unsavory record," New York Times, Nov. 22, 1952, p. 1. (He told the commission he would spit in the face of any man who called him "Three-Finger Brown.")

⁴ "Luchese presents...," op. cit.; "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss...," op. cit.; Reid, op. cit., p. 56-57.

⁵ "Luchese presents...," op. cit.

⁶ Bonanno, Joseph with Sergio Lalli, A Man of Honor, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983, p. 84, 106.

⁷ Ibid, p. 106; Maas, op. cit., p. 86-87; "Wealthy ice dealer slain in doorway," New York Times, Feb. 27, 1930, p. 3.

⁸ Maas, op. cit., p. 87; Bonanno, op. cit., p. 116; "Luchese presents...," op. cit.

⁹ "Luchese presents...," op. cit.

¹⁰ Ibid; Bonanno, op. cit., p. 139; "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss...," op. cit.

¹¹ "Analysis of his testimony...," op. cit.

¹² "Luchese presents...," op. cit.; Reid, op. cit.

¹³ "Luchese presents...," op. cit., places the manufacturing plant at this address and notes that display showrooms were located at 262 West 38th Street. Reid, op. cit., p. 57, places the company at 225 West 37th Street.

¹⁴ Gage, Nicholas, "Ex-aides say Justice Dept. rejected a Sinatra inquiry," New York Times, Wed., April 14, 1976, p. 81.

¹⁵ "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss...," op. cit.

¹⁶ "Analysis of his testimony...," op. cit. Bonanno, op. cit., p. 160, indicates that Gagliano remained boss until 1953 when Lucchese took over.

¹⁷ Dioguardi articles

¹⁸ Riesel, Victor, "Phantom hod boss," Oakland Tribune, Oct. 5, 1959, p. 15.

¹⁹ Amateau, Albert, "Carmine DeSapio, Village native son who ran Tammany," The Villager, Vol. 74 No. 14, Aug. 4-10, 2004. (http://www.thevillager.com/villager_66/carminedesapio.html)

²⁰ "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss...," op. cit., indicates that Lucchese was found to be a friend of Myles J. Lane, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York; future Police Commissioner Thomas J. Murphy; and former Mayor Vincent Impelliteri. "Analysis of his testimony...," op. cit.

²¹ "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss...," op. cit.

²² Bonanno, op. cit., p. 121.

²³ "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss...," op. cit.

²⁴ "Mafia chiefs seized," Syracuse NY Herald-Journal, Fri., Sept. 23, 1966.

²⁵ "Thomas Luchese, rackets boss...," op. cit.

²⁶ Feuer, Alan, "Anthony Corallo, mob boss, dies in federal prison at 87," New York Times, Sept. 1, 2000.

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