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	Frank Costello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Costello was born Francesco Castiglia in Lauropoli, Calabria, Italy, and in 1895 he boarded a ship to the United States alongside his mother and sister.
		Costello was considered by his fellow gangsters as an important link between the Mafia and politicians, judges, and the police, and he earned the respect of many of his gangmates, including Luciano, as a man who could pay off anyone.
		An attempt was made on Costello's life soon after his release, when, one night, he was walking to the elevator in order to go up to his house, and was shot in the head by hitman Vincente "The Chin" Gigante, who supposedly warned him by shouting "Frank, this is for you!" before taking his shot.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Costello (1094 words)

	GANGSTERS INCORPORATED - FRANK COSTELLO
		Costello was part of Lucky Luciano's crew as a youngster and would rise alongside his friend to become one of the most powerfull Mafia bosses the U.S. had ever seen.
		Costello was born on January 20, 1891, in Calabria province, Italy.
		Costello hired a new lawyer and in April 1957, Costello was released on parole and $25,000 bail pending the outcome of the Court of Appeals decision.
	gangstersinc.tripod.com /FrankCostello.html (1209 words)

	Frank Costello (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Costello was born in Calabria Italy and in 1895 he boarded a ship to the United States alongside his mother and sister.
		Costello considered by his fellow gangsters as an link between the Mafia and politicians judges police and he earned the respect of of his gangmates including Luciano as a who could pay off anyone.
		Costello led a relatively peaceful and quiet his final years and in 1973 he of a heart attack at a Manhattan hospital.
	www.freeglossary.com /Frank_Costello (848 words)

	Gangland.net - Home
		Frank Costello became famous in the underworld because of his careful use of force.
		Costello was known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" because of his unique ability to get things done without resorting to force.
		Costello started out in life as an immigrant from Italy and was born with the name Francesco Castiglia.
	www.gangland.net /costello.htm (665 words)

	Frank Costello
		Costello helped keep it that way, not through bribery, but rather through a simple form of "stroking." The FBI chief was an inveterate horse-player, a big gambler who claimed never to bet more that $2 a race but used FBI agents to scurry off to make bets for him at the $100 window.
		Costello groupies from the press and admirers have tried to whitewash Costello by noting that he was not a murderer.
		Costello needed muscle for support; he suspended on mobster Willie Moretti, who bossed an army of at least 50 or 60 gunners, but Moretti, losing his mind from syphilis, was recommended by Genovese for assassination to protect mob secrets.
	www.carpenoctem.tv /mafia/costello.html (1984 words)

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		Frank hadn't carried a gun since the police caught him, back when he was still a young turk just starting out in the mob, so he never emanated the fact that he was a tough guy.
		On March 13th1951, Frank Costello was summoned to appear at the courthouse in Foley Square New York.
		Frank Costello died on the 18th of February 1973, but I doubt very much that anyone had left a mark on the New York Mafia the way Costello had.
	glasgowcrew.tripod.com /costello.html (1120 words)

	The Biography Channel - Frank Costello Biography
		Costello was considered by his fellow gangsters as an important link between the Mafia and people who dealt under the law.
		Costello acceded, to avoid trouble, but after an investigation into organised crime was launched by the government, Genovese wanted to get rid of him.
		Costello led a peaceful and quiet life in his final years and, in 1973, he died of a heart attack at a Manhattan hospital.
	www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/478:0/Frank_Costello.htm (348 words)

	Frank Costello FBI Files
		Frank Costello's reputation for being able to befriend the right police officers, judges and politicians, lead to him to being referred to as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld." When Lucky Luciano went to prison in June 1936, Frank Costello became the acting boss and Vito Genovese became underboss.
		Frank Costello was convicted for contempt of Congress in 1952.
		Frank Costello died of a heart attack on February 18, 1973.
	www.paperlessarchives.com /costello.html (464 words)

	MurderInc.COM - Frank Costello (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At an early age, Costello (born Francesco Castiglia) was involved in crime, robbing his landlady at the age of 14.
		Costello was oldest of them all, using his maturity to his advantage when dealing with the mayors, governors, police and judges that ran the city.
		Eventually, Costello would officially retire from the mob, one of the few individuals "allowed" to do so, since membership to the mob was lifelong, whether you liked it or not.
	www.murderinc.com /fam/costello.html (1357 words)

	Frank Costello Biography / Biography of Frank Costello World of Criminal Justice Biography
		Known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld," Costello was a key member of the organized crime syndicate's Genovese Crime family, and responsible for most of the slot machines run across the country.
		Costello claimed to be retired; he insisted he knew nothing more of such activities than anyone else.
		Six months later, Costello was alleged to have emerged from retirement, although reluctantly, to oversee the city's underworld operations, without an obvious leader since Genovese's death in 1969.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-frank-costello-cri (705 words)

	AmericanMafia.com - Feature Articles 184
		Costello was grilled on his name change, on his arrest background, on his naturalization proceedings, his bootlegging years.
		Costello fought the sentence all the way to the Supreme Court, which upheld his conviction and Costello was returned to prison on May 14, 1956.
		That evening, as Costello returned to his apartment, a young thug named Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, who was working for Vito Genovese, walked up behind the Godfather, standing less than ten feet away, pointed a pistol at him and said: "This is for you Frank," and then fired one shot at Costello's skull.
	www.americanmafia.com /Feature_Articles_184.html (1312 words)

	FRANK COSTELLO - SIGNATURE(S)
		Frank Costello (1891-1973) was one of the nation's top underworld figures.
		In 1957, while out on bail, Costello was shot in his hotel lobby, a hit allegedly ordered by the rival Genovese crime family, led by Vito Genovese.
		Costello survived, but, having been sentenced to prison again for contempt of a grand jury, spent the next four years in jail.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/5_2003/law/FRANK_COSTELLO.htm (273 words)

	Frank Costello
		Costello joined the Lucky Luciano gang, and after he was deported to Italy, Costello ran his interests in the United States.
		In 1951 Costello was convicted and sentenced to 18 months for contempt of court.
		Costello survived and served another spell in prison for contempt of court, before dying of a heart attack on 18th February, 1973.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACcostello.htm (215 words)

	Jerry P. Shinley Archive: Monk Zelden and Mrs. Frank Costello: JFK assassination investigation: Jim Garrison New ...
		Frank Costello: JFK assassination investigation: Jim Garrison New Orleans investigation of the John F. Kennedy assassination
		Frank Costello, wife of the New York gambling czar.
		She is suing the Canal Street Hotel Corporation, owners of the Jung Hotel, for $7100, which see says is the value of furs taken from her room in that hotel more than two years ago.
	www.jfk-online.com /jpsmzmfc.html (152 words)

	Articles - Kefauver hearings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Willie Moretti, who had supplied considerable comic relief during the hearings was executed as a result of his candor testimony during the hearings in fear that he was becoming mentally unstable and would potentially reveal secrets of the Syndicate.
		Joe Adonis agreed to be deported to Italy to avoid prison and Costello's power in the underworld was so damaged that he would later step down from boss of his family to avoid further attempts on his life by Vito Genovese.
		Agreeing to appear at the hearings on the condition that he would not be filmed on television, the cameras were forced to focus only on his hands, which he kept constantly moving, entertaining many while still revealing nothing of himself.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Kefauver_Committee (360 words)

	Epic saga of the Genovese Crime Family - The Crime library
		The attempt on acting boss Frank Costello's life failed, but it succeeded in forcing him into retirement, leaving the door open for Genovese to assume the mantle.
		Genovese felt that he, not Costello, should have been named boss of the Luciano family, and he intended to right that wrong.
		But Costello stayed one step ahead of Genovese and made a pact with Albert Anastasia to provide the same services Moretti had.
	www.crimelibrary.com /gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/genovese1/5.html (871 words)

	Attorneys & Professional Staff: Frank J. Costello
		Frank Costello's practice is a mix of administrative law, commercial law and litigation, with an emphasis on transportation-related industries and public contracts.
		Costello is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and is a member of the Bars of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits, the Claims Court and the Court of International Trade.
		"Some thoughts about FAA safety enforcement." Remarks by Frank J. Costello at the 1998 Annual Update Conference of the American Bar Association Forum on Air and Space Law, Washington, D.C., January 30, 1998.
	www.zsrlaw.com /attorneys/atty_bios/fjc.htm (438 words)

	Rapcapital.com - View Profile: Judge Frank Costello
		Send a message via email to Judge Frank Costello
		Send a private message to Judge Frank Costello
		Judge Frank Costello is not a member of any public groups
	www.rapcapital.com /forum/member.php?u=456 (62 words)

	Vanni Eyewear -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Learning pickpocketing and petty theft as a child by 1916 he had been arrested for assault twice but was put on probation.
		At the beginning of Prohibition he had formed a small time gang which started to operate outside of Bay Ridge after taking control of "Big Bill" William Dwyer's bootlegging operations with partner Frank Costello in 1927.
		He soon began moving into Manhattan where he would come into conflict with Dutch Schultz.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/156/vanni-eyewear.html (262 words)

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		Manson has stated that he was acquainted with
		Costello while serving time at The Federal Reformatory at
		to be a hit man for Costello and Hoover.
	www.jfkmontreal.com /john_lennon/Usenet/TMelcher_dies.htm (898 words)

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	Amazon.ca: Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Underworld: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	Gigante
		He's due out in 2010, at age 82.
		Nearly 50 years ago, on orders from Don Vito Genovese, Gigante, (right) then a wet-behind-the ears but ambitious assassin, tried to take out Mafia-fixer Frank Costello (left) -- the Prime Minister of Organized Crime for Vito Genovese.
		He has been at the top of the Genovese crime family since the early 1980's.
	www.ganglandnews.com /gigante.htm (486 words)

	Schlesinger's Blackjack Attack--Revised, Updated and Watching Racehorses, August 2004
		Perhaps the strength of the book is that it covers so much territory, especially in the area of organized crime--which also involves those who had a hand in legal and illegal gambling.
		Al Capone, Frankie Carbo, Mickey Cohen, Joe Colombo, Frank Costello, Carlo Gambino, Vito Genovese, Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano, Owney Madden, Arnold Rothstein, Dutch Schultz, Bugsy Siegel and Joe Valachi.
		Here you get four or five pages on each individuals with full-page photos for most.
	www.casinodetroit.net /casaug04.html (996 words)

	Scientology - Frank Costello a Scientologist - find out what I have gained from Scientology...
		Scientology - Frank Costello a Scientologist - find out what I have gained from Scientology...
		ello, and welcome to Frank Costello’s personal web site.
		If you would like to know more information
	www.our-home.org /frankcostello (84 words)

	Gambling Bibliography & Links
		Jimmy, The Greek, JIMMY THE GREEK BY HIMSELF, 1975
		Katcher, L., THE BIG BANKROLL: LIFE & TIMES OF A. Katz, L., UNCLE FRANK: THE BIOGRAPHY OF FRANK COSTELLO, 1974
		Wolf, George, FRANK COSTELLO, PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNDERWORLD, 1974
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~hl/g.biblio.html (636 words)

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