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In May 1929 mobsters from practically every region in the United States gathered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to confer with one another. Among those in attendance were Johnny Torrio, Meyer Lansky, "Lucky" Luciano, Alphonse Capone, and Frank Nitti, along with the mob leaders of Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, and other major cities. The conference produced agreements about regional boundaries and the creation of a national commission that would oversee relations among the various groups represented. In this manner, the foundation of a national crime syndicate was laid. Those who would not abide by the agreements were dealt with harshly. In New York several of the older mob chieftains, including Salvatore Maranzano and Joe Masseria, were purged and replaced by, among others, Luciano and Joseph Bonanno. Further evidence of continuing attempts to organize cartels surfaced in Chicago in 1932 with the arrests of New York mobsters Meyer...
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