Biography of Costello

He headed the Jenovez family, "reigning" in New York. The nature and actions of the gangster, his manner of speaking formed the basis of the image of Vito Corleone - the main character of Mario Puzo's Bo -Father Book. Childhood and youth the real name of authority is Francesco Castilla. He was born on January 26 of the year in Kassano Allo-Yonio, by nationality Italian. In New York, their father was waiting for them, already a very successful owner of the shop with Italian products.

The criminal world of Costello knew at the age of 13, having joined the local gang with the presentation of Edward. Then the new name Frankie was born, in the American manner. The ascent of the gangster began with minor crimes: robbed shops, attacked people on the streets. In, and years he even fell into the hands of the law, but was released for the lack of evidence. In the year, Costello was still arrested for the illegal wearing of weapons.

He stayed in prison for 10 months, and after liberation decided to abandon the street racketeering in favor of "intellectual" crime. Since then, the mafiosi has not kept a gun with him. Personal life about the personal life of Frank Costello is only known that in the year his wife was Lorett Heygerman, a Jewish by origin. Men immediately found a common language, became friends and partners.

Along with the families of Jenovez and Lukkez, dominant in the USA, Italians traded robbery, extortion, gambling and drugs. The Golden Time for them was the years of dry law and the heyday of bootleracy. In November, I came across my lesson: the FBI accused him of bribing the US coast guard officers who closed their eyes for unloading more than 20 thousand. In January, the investigation came to a dead end, and there was no punishment.

The influence of Costello in the 10ths reached such a scale that he was nicknamed the Prime Minister of the criminal world. He weaved a strong network of “business” relations with politicians, judges, businessmen and police officers and took the first step towards the creation of a national criminal syndicate. This organization was supposed to control major operations and dictate the criminalite policy.

In the year, Harmony in New York violated Salvatore Marantsano.

Costello entered the war with him, which was called Castellammar. It lasted 2 years. In m Costello took the post of concerned in the Jenoveza family. He controlled gambling, in the next 6 years he installed more than 25 thousand in the United States. He was appointed family boss in the year. The life of Costello on the post of Don was calmly up to a year: then a large -scale investigation of a criminal situation in the United States unfolded, it was called the “Coffeeler's Listening”.

Costello participated in the hearing, which caused unnecessary attention to his person and the Jenovez family as a whole. Then the Prime Minister began to ignore the invitations. In August, he was convicted of 18 months for disrespect for the "hearing of Kefover." After leaving prison after 14 months, the church came across again, this time for the deviation from taxes.

He was charged for 5 years, later the punishment was reduced to 11 months. In m, Costello again landed in jail, released on appeal at the beginning of the th. Death on May 2 of the year of the Costello war with Vito Jenoveza, the former Don, turned into an attempt to kill. The bullet, which was supposed to fall into the head of the prime minister, went through the tangent.

That case convinced the church to retire. However, in the next 6 years, the mafia leaders continued to turn to him for advice. In early February, the Chinese suffered a heart attack. He was taken to the Manhattan hospital, where he died on February 18. The cause of death is heart failure. Judging by the photographs, they buried the Costello as a real prime minister: in the cemetery of St.

Michael in Queens, New York, a personalized mausoleum was installed, and in it-the grave of the mafiosi. The biography of Frank Costello formed the basis of many works of art.