Frank Costello

Known in polite circles as "The Prime Minister of the Underworld." Calabrian-born consensus-builder with decades of experience in hospitality, logistics, and making problems disappear without raising my voice. I prefer negotiation to noise — though I have survived one poorly aimed haircut. Based in Manhattan; available for consultations at the Waldorf.

+1 (212) 555-1937 • frank@prime-minister.nyc • francesco-castiglia • East Harlem, New York, NY

Work Experience

Acting Boss — "The Prime Minister"

Luciano Crime Family | Manhattan, New York, NY

1937 – 1957

Key Highlights:

• Led the family through two decades of profitable operations while rivals preferred louder methods
• Maintained influence with Tammany Hall — politics discussed off the record, always
• Deployed 25,000 slot machines across NYC until Mayor La Guardia took a maritime approach to disposal
• Survived a lobby shooting in 1957 and retired gracefully — some call it a career pivot

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinated rackets, bookmaking, and political relationships across the five boroughs
• Mediated disputes between families — billed as consulting, paid in respect
• Hosted regular strategy sessions at the Waldorf; dress code: suit, hat, discretion
• Declined to testify on camera before the Kefauver Committee — hands became unexpectedly famous

Founding Board Member

National Crime Syndicate | Atlantic City, NJ / New York, NY

1929 – Present

Key Highlights:

• Helped organize the Atlantic City Conference — the original off-site leadership retreat
• Built cross-ethnic partnerships with Luciano, Lansky, and Siegel when others refused to share a table
• Established protocols to prevent turf wars — a precursor to modern stakeholder alignment

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Facilitated nationwide cooperation between Italian, Jewish, and Irish organizations
• Negotiated territorial agreements — fewer headlines, more revenue
• Advised on Prohibition-era supply chain optimization (Rum Row to your door)

Bootlegging Operations Director

The Combine | New York Harbor, NY

1920 – 1933

Key Highlights:

• Oversaw fleet operations moving 20,000 cases per vessel — logistics before it was trendy
• Partnered with Lucky Luciano during Prohibition; allegedly crossed paths with a Kennedy from Boston (denied on both sides)
• Survived the Manhattan Beer Wars — prefer beer diplomacy to beer violence

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Managed import operations and Coast Guard relations (results varied by jury)
• Renamed from Castiglia to Costello — personal branding before LinkedIn
• Became a U.S. citizen in 1925; filed taxes incorrectly in the 1940s (regrettable)

Educational Qualification

Practical Economics – 1908

East Harlem School of Street Smarts | CGPA: Pass/Fail (mostly pass)

Immigrant Work Ethic – 1895

Cassano allo Ionio → Ellis Island Pipeline | CGPA: N/A

Core Competencies

Political Influence · Slot Machine Distribution · Bootlegging Logistics · Senate Testimony Evasion · Cross-Family Mediation · Tammany Hall Relations · Waldorf Networking · Retirement Gardening

Tools & Tech

Slot Machines · Payphones · Fedora · Cigars · Tax Attorneys (insufficient) · Kefauver Committee Hand Cam · Waldorf Astoria Reservations · Pruning Shears