Phillip Musica
Philip Musica | |
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| Born | Philip Mariano Fausto Musica 1877 Naples, Italy |
| Died | December 16, 1938 (aged 60–61) Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicidal gunshot |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | F. Donald Coster |
| Occupation | Swindler |
Philip Mariano Fausto Musica (1877 – December 16, 1938), also known as F. Donald Coster, was an Italian swindler whose criminal career spanned parts of three decades. His various crimes included tax fraud, bank fraud, and bootlegging. However, he is best known as the mastermind of the McKesson and Robbins scandal in 1938, one of the largest financial scandals ever perpetuated by a single person.