Frank Costello

Francesco Castiglia (January 21, 1891 - February 18, 1973), known as Frank "Prime Minister" Costello, was a Prohibition gangster and eventual leader of the Genovese crime family.

Retirement

Costello's final years were relatively peaceful and quiet. Mob bosses like Carlo Gambino and others still payed visits to Costello at the Waldorf Astoria in order to ask for advice. In 1973, he died of a heart attack at a Manhattan hospital.

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