Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia, or Castilla (January 26, 1891 - February 18, 1973) was an American gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld, controlled a vast gambling empire across the United States and had political influence like no other La Cosa Nostra boss. Nicknamed the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" he became one of the most powerful and influential Mafia bosses in American history, … Wikipedia
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Frank Costello (1891-1973) Prime Minister of the Underworld A murder mastermind and cunning crime strategist, he was also dapper, a gambler, an ex-bootlegger, an almost very wholesome fellow - that's what Frank Costello was. www.carpenoctem.tv/mafia/costello.html
The hearings were televised, and Costello used his large pool of influence to ensure that the cameras would not show his face. www.rotten.com/library/bio/crime/mafia/frank-costello/