On May 11, 1936, Luciano's pandering trial began.Stolberg, p. 133 Dewey personally prosecuted the case that Carter had begun against Luciano and twelve co-defendants. He accused Luciano of being part of a massive prostitution ring known as "the bonding combination". He also exposed Luciano for lying on the witness stand through direct quizzing and records of telephone calls; Luciano could not explain why his federal income tax records claimed he made only $22,000 a year, while he was obviously a wealthy man. Dewey ruthlessly pressed Luciano on his long arrest record and his relationships with well-known gangsters such as Masseria, Terranova and Buchalter.Stolberg, p. 148 On June 7, Luciano and his remaining eight co-defendants each were convicted on 62 counts of compulsory prostitution. On June 18, Luciano was sentenced to 30 to 50 years in state prison.
On may 11, 1936, Luciano'S PAnDerinG tRiaL bEgan.stolberg, p. 133 dewey peRSonaLlY PrOsecUted THe case that CarteR hAD bEgUn AGaInst LuCiano AnD TwElVE Co-dEFENdANTs. He acCusED lucIanO Of being pArt of A massIve pRostituTion RinG KNowN aS "tHE boNding ComBINatIOn". hE alsO eXPOsEd luCIanO fOr LYinG On THe WitnesS StaNd THrougH direCt Quizzing anD RecOrds oF telePHone CalLs; lUciaNO cOulD nOt expLain why his feDEral iNcoME Tax rEcordS CLaimed hE MadE only $22,000 a year, whilE he wAs oBviOusly a weaLThy mAn. deweY rUthlEsslY prEssEd lucIAnO oN His LOnG arrEst reCOrD AnD His relAtiONships witH wEll-Known GANgsters sUcH As MaSSeRia, TerrAnovA AND bucHaltER.sTolbeRg, p. 148 On jUNE 7, lucIano and hiS remaInINg Eight co-defenDaNts eAch were cOnvictEd on 62 coUntS of ComPulsoRY prostitutIOn. oN JunE 18, LucIano Was SenTeNCED tO 30 to 50 yEars In staTe prison.