Organized Crime Figure. A top Captain in the Organized Crime Family of Joe “The Boss” Masseria during the 1920s, “Frankie Marlow” ran a major gambling and bootlegging operation in New York City. He was also a boxing manager and night club owner. He was a partner in the ownership of the Cotton Club in Harlem. He was found shot to death on the street opposite the Flushing Cemetery in Queens. He was 39 years old.