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Frank Costello (Italian: [koˈstɛllo]; born Francesco Castiglia [franˈtʃesko kaˈstiʎʎa]; January 26, 1891 – February 18, 1973) was an Italian-American crime boss of the Luciano crime family. Born in Italy, he moved with his family to the United States as a child.
Frank Costello (born Jan. 26, 1891, Cosenza, Italy—died Feb. 18, 1973, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a major American syndicate gangster, a close associate of Lucky Luciano, noted for his influence with politicians.
Frank Costello, also known as the ‘Prime Minister of the Underworld,’ was an Italian-American gangster and crime boss. He was the head of the ‘Luciano Family,’ a very powerful crime family of New York.
Frank Costello was an influential mobster who survived several Mob wars, government scrutiny and an assassination attempt to control the powerful national Commission of Mafia bosses founded by Lucky Luciano.
Frank Costello ( Italian: [koˈstɛllo]; born Francesco Castiglia; [franˈtʃesko kaˈstiʎʎa]; January 26, 1891 – February 18, 1973) [1] was an Italian-American crime boss. He was the boss of the Luciano crime family.
Feb 19, 1973 · Frank Costello, the racketeer who survived gang bullets and safely maneuvered himself through complex trials and, deportation hearings, died yesterday morning of a heart attack. He was 82 years...
Frank Costello was born Francisco Castiglia in Cosenza, Italy, in 1891. His family moved to New York, and as a young man he joined the local Mafia gang. When the "Castellamarese War" between gang bosses Giuseppe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano ended, Costello was one of the few who were held in high respect.
Aug 18, 2022 · The astonishing, real-life story of Frank Costello, the Mafia boss who inspired The Godfather movies.
Jan 28, 2021 · From recruiting and putting Maryland's first Black female athlete on scholarship, to training Renaldo Nehemiah, one of the greatest hurdlers in track history, to pioneering the strength and conditioning program, Costello played a direct role in shaping Maryland athletics to the powerhouse program it is today.
Frank "the Prime Minister" Costello (10 February 1891-18 February 1973), born Francesco Castiglia, was an Italian-American Mafioso and the boss of the Genovese crime family from 1946 to 1957, succeeding Lucky Luciano and preceding Vito Genovese.
