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Paul Castellano: Media

American organized crime boss

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How Do Mobsters Get Their Nicknames?
Mafia nicknames like “Scarface” and “Mickey the Nose” actually have a purpose.
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Paul Castellano
New York City's “boss of bosses” in the American Mafia, Paul Castellano, 1959.
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