The REAL Rise of the Most Powerful Godfather | PART One 🌹
How the REAL Vito Corleone Became “The Godfather” | The Rise of Frank Costello
We all know Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather, the powerful mafia boss, known for his cunning and wisdom, intelligence and possessing an aura of power and respect. A charismatic leader that started with nothing, and then built an empire. All characteristics that powerful people aspire to possess. Essentially, in the world of the mafia, he was the “perfect don”, mastering the balance of controlling and pulling the strings of power, in both the streets and the criminal underworld.

But what if I told you there is ONE particular real life mobster that heavily inspired the character of Don Vito. A real don who relied more on his intelligence rather than muscle to get what he wanted.

This was the notorious Frank Costello, one of the original godfathers of the mafia. Alongside the likes of Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegal, Vito Genovese, Arnold Rothstein, Frank Costello would be an essential player in creating something quite extraordinary. They managed to somehow organise crime. Going from running small bootlegging operations to controlling entire cities and spreading their influence even abroad. A newer and much more powerful criminal organisation the United States had ever seen...
Making offers they couldn't refuse, Costello would build a network of powerful people all owing him a favour. This allowed him to have judges, businessmen, politicians, officers, you name it, All In his pocket like nickels and dimes.
As boss Costello was now one of the most powerful men in New York, maybe even the country, enjoying all the luxuries and benefits that come with it. Unfortunately for him there does come a hefty price, and his biggest challenges were yet to come.

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