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.

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Frank Costello canonical 36
mob boss Frank Costello 1

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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

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Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel associatedWith Frank Costello
National Crime Syndicate notableMember Frank Costello
Meyer Lansky associatedWith Frank Costello
Lucky Luciano partnerInCrime Frank Costello
Frank Costello alsoKnownAs Frank Costello
Benjamin partnerInCrime Frank Costello
subject surface form: Benjamin Siegel
The Departed mainCharacter Frank Costello
Billy Costigan undercoverAgainst Frank Costello
Jack Nicholson portrayed Frank Costello
Bumpy Johnson associateOf Frank Costello
Havana Conference attendee Frank Costello
Havana Conference keyFigure Frank Costello
Albert Anastasia associatedWith Frank Costello
Joe Adonis associatedWith Frank Costello
Joe Adonis notableAssociateOf Frank Costello
Lauro, Campania, Italy hasNotablePerson Frank Costello
subject surface form: Lauro
Kefauver Committee notableWitness Frank Costello
Charlie Lucky associatedWith Frank Costello
subject surface form: Lucky Luciano
Luciano crime family notableBoss Frank Costello
the Mob's Accountant associatedWith Frank Costello
subject surface form: Meyer Lansky
Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York notableBurial Frank Costello
this entity surface form: mob boss Frank Costello
Vito Genovese associatedWith Frank Costello
Vito Genovese rivalOf Frank Costello
Salvatore Lucania associatedWith Frank Costello
Francesco Castiglia alsoKnownAs Frank Costello
Lauretta Geigerman spouse Frank Costello
Dignam enemyOf Frank Costello
Colin Sullivan worksFor Frank Costello
Colin Sullivan loyalTo Frank Costello
Colin Sullivan appearsAlongside Frank Costello
Arnold Rothstein influenced Frank Costello