Editing Joe Adonis (section)

==Government scrutiny==
In 1936, prosecutors convicted Luciano on pandering charges and sent him to state prison for 30 years. Underboss [[Vito Genovese]] remained in charge of the family until he fled to Italy in 1937 to avoid a murder prosecution. Luciano now left [[Frank Costello]], an Adonis ally, in charge of the Luciano family and Adonis in charge of the Syndicate.

On April 27, 1940, Adonis was indicted in Brooklyn on charges of kidnapping, extortion, and assault in the 1932 Juffe/Wapinsky case.<ref name="kidnap charge" /> However, on February 24, 1941, the prosecutor requested a [[motion (legal)|dismissal]] for lack of evidence.<ref name="dismissal indictment" />

In the 1940s, Adonis moved his gambling rackets to New Jersey. New York City Mayor [[Fiorello LaGuardia]]'s campaign against illegal gambling had made it too difficult to do business in New York. Adonis also moved his family to a luxurious house in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. Adonis set up a casino in [[Lodi, New Jersey]], and provided limousine service there from New York City.<ref name=Blackwell>{{cite book|last=Blackwell|first=Jon|title=Notorious New Jersey: 100 true tales of murders and mobsters, scandals and scoundrels|year=2007|publisher=Rivergate|location=Piscataway, N.J.|isbn=978-0-8135-4177-8|page=138|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97esfP2qQWEC&q=%22Joe+Adonis%22&pg=PT151}}</ref> During the same period, Adonis became partners with [[Meyer Lansky]] in an illegal casino in [[Hallandale Beach, Florida]].<ref name=Kelley>{{cite book|author-link=Kitty Kelley|last=Kelley|first=Kitty|title=His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra|year=1983|publisher=Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks|location=New York|isbn=0-553-38618-2|page=136|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EnbzfyWuuL0C&q=%22Joe+Adonis%22&pg=PA136|edition=Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

On February 10, 1946, after being escorted from prison to a ship in Brooklyn harbor, Luciano was deported to Italy.<ref name="luciano deported italy">{{cite news|title=PARDONED LUCIANO ON HIS WAY TO ITALY|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/02/11/archives/pardoned-luciano-on-his-way-to-italy.html|access-date=March 19, 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 11, 1946}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In December 1946, Adonis and Luciano met at the famous [[Havana Conference]] of US organized crime bosses in [[Cuba]]. It was Luciano's goal at the conference to regain his mob influence, using Cuba as a base. Being a loyal supporter, Adonis willingly agreed to turn over his power in the syndicate to Luciano. However, the US government soon discovered Luciano's presence in [[Havana]] and pressured the Cuban government to expel him. On February 24, 1947, Luciano was placed on a ship by Cuban authorities for deportation back to Italy.<ref name="luciano cuba">{{cite news|title=CUBA WILL DEPORT LUCIANO TO ITALY|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1947/02/25/archives/cuba-will-deport-luciano-to-italy.html|access-date=March 19, 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 25, 1947}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

On December 12, 1950, Adonis was summoned before the [[US Senate]] [[Kefauver Commission]] on organized crime. Adonis repeatedly refused to testify, citing his right against [[self-incrimination]] under the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref name="defies senate">{{cite news|last=Hinton|first=Harold B.|title=JOE ADONIS DEFIES SENATE CRIME UNIT; TESTIFIES AT HEARING|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/12/13/archives/joe-adonis-defies-senate-crime-unit-testifies-at-hearing.html|access-date=March 19, 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 13, 1950}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Although Adonis escaped contempt charges, he suffered undesirable national exposure as a mobster.

In late May 1951, Adonis and several associates pleaded [[no contest]] to charges of operating three gambling rooms in [[Lodi, New Jersey]], and [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. On May 28, 1951, Adonis was sentenced in [[Hackensack, New Jersey]], to two to three years in state prison.<ref name="get terms">{{cite news|title=Adonis, 3 Aides Get Terms of 2 to 3 Years; ADONIS, 3 AIDES GET 2-T0-3-YEAR TERMS|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/05/29/archives/adonis-3-aides-get-terms-of-2-to-3-years-adonis-3-aides-get.html|access-date=March 19, 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 29, 1951}}{{subscription required}}</ref>