Frank Costello (Italian: [koˈstɛllo]; born Francesco Castiglia [1] [franˈtʃesko kaˈstiʎʎa]; January 26, 1891 – February 18, 1973) was an Italian-American crime boss of the Luciano crime family.

Feb 14, 2025 · 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.

Apr 22, 2024 · Luciano family boss Frank Costello survived gang wars, police scrutiny, and an assassination attempt while becoming one of history's wealthiest mobsters.

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, 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.

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 a mob boss who helped build La Cosa Nostra. He was known as The Prime Minister of The Underworld and came close to being assassinated.

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 .

Those were the words of Frank Costello, a mob boss who went on to become the Prime Minister of the Underworld thanks to his eye for mixing crime with politics in a way no other mob figure could or would.

Francesco Castiglia was born on January 26, 1891 in Consenza, Italy. His family moved to East Harlem, New York when he was 4 years old. Francesco eventually became the leader of the 104th Street gang, which was an Italian gang based in Harlem.