Frank Costello
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Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-American mobster
→
bootlegger → organized crime boss → political fixer → |
| activity |
bootlegging
→
gambling operations → political corruption → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Frank Costello
→
Prime Minister of the Underworld → |
| associatedWith |
Anastasia crime family
→
Lucky Luciano →
surface form:
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Meyer Lansky → Vito Genovese → |
| birthName | Francesco Castiglia → |
| burialPlace | Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York → |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack → |
| citizenship | United States of America → |
| consequenceOfAssassinationAttempt | stepped down as boss → |
| countryOfBirth | Italy → |
| criminalOrganization |
Luciano crime family
→
surface form:
Genovese crime family
Luciano crime family → |
| dateOfAssassinationAttempt | 1957-05-02 → |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-01-26 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-02-18 → |
| dateOfImmigration | 1895 → |
| ethnicity | Italian → |
| event | Kefauver Committee hearings in early 1950s → |
| immigratedTo | United States of America → |
| influence |
New York City politics
→
judicial appointments → police corruption → |
| knownFor |
being called the Prime Minister of the Underworld
→
controlling gambling in New York and New Orleans → influence over Tammany Hall politicians → |
| nationality | Italian-American → |
| notableFor |
helping form the National Crime Syndicate
→
role in establishing the Commission of the American Mafia → |
| operatedIn |
Manhattan
→
New York City → United States of America → |
| placeOfBirth | Lauro, Campania, Italy → |
| placeOfDeath | New York City → |
| placeOfImmigration | New York City → |
| religion | Roman Catholic → |
| resultOfAssassinationAttempt | wounded but survived → |
| role |
boss of the Luciano crime family
→
de facto boss of the Genovese crime family → |
| spouse | Lauretta Geigerman → |
| succeededBy | Vito Genovese → |
| testifiedBefore | Kefauver Committee → |
| timePeriod |
Prohibition era
→
mid-20th century → |
| wasTargetOf | assassination attempt by Vincent Gigante → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Benjamin Siegel