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Frank Costello

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The Resume

    (January 26, 1891-February 18, 1973)
    Born in Lauropoli, Italy
    Birth name was Francesco Castiglia
    Head of the Luciano/Genovese crime family in New York (1937-57)
    Known as 'the Prime Minister of the Underworld'

Why he might be annoying:

    He joined a street gang in his teens.
    He bribed his way out of being drafted during World War I.
    He served ten months for carrying a concealed weapon (1918).
    He ran Lucky Luciano's gambling operations.
    When he testified before the Kefauver Committee investigating organized crime, the TV cameras only showed his hands, not his face (1951).
    He spent 18 months in jail on contempt charges after the hearings.
    He was convicted of income tax evasion and spent 11 months in jail (1954).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He claimed that after his weapons bust, he never again carried a gun.
    He refused to traffic in narcotics.
    He survived an attempted hit by Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante, coming away with only a scalp wound (May 2, 1957).
    Marlon Brando studied tapes of his Kefauver Committee testimony while preparing for the part of Don Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather.'
    In a tribute of sorts to his power and influence, Carmine Galante announced his return to power in the New York mob by bombing Costello's burial site, blasting the doors off his mausoleum (1974).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 96.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 237 Votes: 60.76% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 110 Votes: 61.82% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 107 Votes: 66.36% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 68.35% Annoying