"Long-Leak Luciano"--a good one, Ricardo!
Luciano was Masseria's second-in-command at the time. Salvatore Maranzano, Masseria's chief rival, importuned Luciano to betray his boss. Lucky refused, and Maranzano had him tortured until he agreed (Lucky's droopy eye was a result of that "persuasion"). But by that time, Maranzano had cleverly gotten most of the gangsters in the other families on his side. After Masseria was killed, Maranzano put Luciano in charge of Masseria's family. But then Maranzano declared himself capo di tutti capi.[ He then demanded tributes from all the NY Mafiosi. Giant mistake! The younger bosses appealed to Luciano, and he arranged for Maranzano to buy the farm. Ironically, Maranzano had been planning to knock off Luciano. Vincent (Mad Dog) Coll, his chosen hit man, was on his way to Maranzano's office when the killers of Maranzano were doing the job.