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Francesco (Frank) Castiglia (Costello) (Castiglia) (1891 - 1973)

Also Known As: "Francesco Castiglia", "Prime Minister of the Underworld"
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Birthplace: Cassano allo Ionio, Calabria, Italy
Death: February 18, 1973 (82)
Doctors Hospital, New York, New York, United States (Heart attack)
Place of Burial: East Elmhurst, New York, Queens County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Luigi Castiglia and Maria Saveria Castiglia
Husband of Lauretta B Costello (Castiglia)
Ex-partner of Onie (Orma) Virginia Hill
Brother of Edward Costello

Occupation: New York City gangster, mobster, bootlegger, crime boss, racketeer, businessman
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Historical records matching Frank Costello

(Frank Costello) Francesco Castiglia in MyHeritage family trees (Castiglia Web Site)
Francesco Castiglia Costello in MyHeritage family trees (Seaman Web Site)
(Frank Costello) Francesco Castiglia in MyHeritage family trees (Viles-Wills Family Tree Web Site)
(Frank Costello) Francesco Castiglia in MyHeritage family trees (Wills Web Site)
Frank Costello in Lawrence Journal-World - Feb 19 1973
Francesco Castiglia in MyHeritage family trees (Giardino and Becker Web Site)
Francesco Frank Castiglia Costello in MyHeritage family trees (Castiglia Web Site)
Frank Costello in MyHeritage family trees (Marin Web Site)
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About Frank Costello

Overview

Frank Costello was a New York City gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld, controlled a vast gambling empire across the United States and enjoyed political influence.

Nicknamed the "Prime Minister of the Underworld", he became one of the most powerful and influential Mafia bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family, later called the Genovese crime family.

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Frank Costello's Timeline

1891
January 26, 1891
Birth of Frank Costello
Cassano allo Ionio, Calabria, Italy
1973
February 18, 1973
Age 82
Death of Frank Costello at Doctors Hospital
Doctors Hospital, New York, New York, United States
February 22, 1973
Age 82
Burial of Frank Costello
Mausoleum at St. Michaels Cemetery, East Elmhurst, New York, Queens County, New York, United States
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