In March 1951, a dapper man sat before the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce and attempted to explain to a handful of U.S. senators why exactly he could not estimate his personal net worth. His name was Frank Costello—reputed head of the Luciano crime family—and, from that moment on, he became the face of American organized crime.
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