What is Frank Costello?
{{Infobox criminal|image=Frank Costello - Kefauver Committee.jpg|caption=Costello testifying before the [[Kefauver Committee]]|birth_name=Francesco Castiglia|birth_date={{Birth date|1891|1|26}}|birth_place=[[Cassano allo Ionio]], [[Calabria]], Italy|allegiance=[[Luciano crime family]]|spouse={{Marriage|Lauretta Geigerman|1918}}|occupation=[[rum-running|Bootlegger]], [[Crime boss]], [[Mobster]], [[Racketeer]]|predecessor=[[Charles Luciano]]|successor=[[Vito Genovese]]|resting_place=[[St. Michael's Cemetery (New York)|Saint Michael's Cemetery]], Queens, New York|death_date={{Death date and age|1973|2|18|1891|1|26}}|death_place=[[New York City]], U.S.|conviction=[[Contempt of court|Contempt]] (1951)<br>[[Tax evasion]] (1952)|penalty=18 months' imprisonment<br>Five years' imprisonment}} '''Frank Costello''' (<small>Italian:</small> [[Help:IPA/Italian|[koˈstɛllo]]]; born '''Francesco Castiglia'''; [[Help:IPA/Italian|[franˈtʃesko kaˈstiʎʎa]]]; January 26, 1891 – February 18, 1973)<ref>David Lane (2010). ''Into the Heart of the Mafia: A Journey Through the Italian South''. Thomas Dunne Books. [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-1847651990|<bdi>978-1847651990</bdi>]].</ref> was an [[Italian-American]] [[crime boss]]. He was the boss of the [[Luciano crime family]]. He was involved in [[Rum-running|bootlegging]] and [[gambling]] businesses. He had a strong influence on politicians, especially in New York. He worked closely with [[Lucky Luciano]]. Later Costello fought against the US government. The court said Costello had to go 18 months in jail for not answering questions. He spent additional years in prison for evading taxes. He was almost killed by [[Vincent Gigante]] in 1957. Costello survived this assassination attempt. He died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frank Costello {{!}} American organized crime boss {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frank-Costello|access-date=2022-08-23|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>Katz