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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.
Mar 12, 2022 · Meet Frank Costello, The Mob Boss Who Inspired Don Corleone. By Katie Serena | Edited By John Kuroski. Published March 12, 2022. Updated March 12, 2024. New York Mafia boss Frank Costello survived gang wars, police scrutiny, and an assassination attempt on his way to becoming one of the city's wealthiest mobsters.
Apr 16, 2024 · 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 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. Born Francesco Castiglia in Italy, Costello came to the United States in 1895 to settle in Manhattan.
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. He was a close associate of the Sicilian boss Charlie ‘Lucky’ Luciano. Costello was politically quite influential and wielded ...
Francesco eventually became the leader of the 104th Street gang, which was an Italian gang based in Harlem. He began running small operations like burglary, assault, and robberies and soon began to make a name for himself as a criminal. In 1916 he legally changed his name to Frank Costello.
Jul 29, 2022 · Infamous New York mob boss Frank Costello survived gang wars, government investigations, and even a shot to the head – but he never carried a gun. Despite orchestrating an overwhelming number of crimes on a local and national level, he died a free man at 82 years old.
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