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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Costello canonical | 36 |
| mob boss Frank Costello | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T171176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Frank Costello Context triple: [Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, associatedWith, Frank Costello]
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Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
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Joe Klecko
Joe Klecko is a former American football defensive lineman best known as a dominant member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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Al Capone
Al Capone was a notorious American gangster and crime boss of the Prohibition era, best known for leading the Chicago Outfit and becoming an enduring symbol of organized crime in the United States.
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Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky was a major American organized crime figure and financial mastermind who helped build the National Crime Syndicate and modernize the mob’s gambling operations.
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Frank Vincent DuMond
Frank Vincent DuMond was an influential American painter and long-time art instructor known for his landscape and figure painting as well as his impact on generations of students.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frank Costello Target entity description: 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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A.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
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B.
Joe Klecko
Joe Klecko is a former American football defensive lineman best known as a dominant member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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C.
Al Capone
Al Capone was a notorious American gangster and crime boss of the Prohibition era, best known for leading the Chicago Outfit and becoming an enduring symbol of organized crime in the United States.
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D.
Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky was a major American organized crime figure and financial mastermind who helped build the National Crime Syndicate and modernize the mob’s gambling operations.
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E.
Frank Vincent DuMond
Frank Vincent DuMond was an influential American painter and long-time art instructor known for his landscape and figure painting as well as his impact on generations of students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-American mobster
ⓘ
bootlegger ⓘ organized crime boss ⓘ political fixer ⓘ |
| activity |
bootlegging
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gambling operations ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Frank Costello
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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
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controlling gambling in New York and New Orleans ⓘ influence over Tammany Hall politicians ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian-American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping form the National Crime Syndicate
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role in establishing the Commission of the American Mafia ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Manhattan
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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
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de facto boss of the Genovese crime family ⓘ |
| spouse | Lauretta Geigerman ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Vito Genovese ⓘ |
| testifiedBefore | Kefauver Committee ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Prohibition era
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf | assassination attempt by Vincent Gigante ⓘ |
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Subject: Frank Costello Description of subject: 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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