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Carlos Joseph Marcello [1] (Sicilian Italian); [Mor-sel-lo] born Calogero Minacore [kaˈlɔːdʒero minaˈkɔːre]; February 6, 1910 – March 3, 1993) was an Italian-American crime boss of the New Orleans crime family from 1947 to 1983.
Apr 21, 2024 · Learn about the life and crimes of Carlos Marcello, the Sicilian immigrant who became the godfather of the New Orleans Mafia and was linked to the Kennedy assassination. Discover how he evaded deportation, built a gambling empire, and influenced Louisiana politics.
Jun 30, 2014 · He died of natural causes at his Metairie home on March 3, 1993, and was buried in his family's mausoleum in Westlawn Cemetery in Gretna. In 2003, his body was moved to Metairie...
Learn about Carlos Marcello, the Sicilian-born leader of the New Orleans crime family who expanded his operations to other parts of the South and had ties to national mobsters. Find out how he was involved in the Kennedy assassination, the Brilab scandal and his deportation.
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There is an impulse to treat organized crime in New Orleans and the life story of Carlos Marcello as existing outside of the history of the city itself, as a singular phenomenon that was exported to America from Italy, as something entirely unique to the Mafia.
Silver Dollar Sam (Silvestro Carollo), Carlos Marcello, and Anthony Carollo were the main men associated with the New Orleans Mafia in the 19th Century during the peak of their criminal activities.
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May 2, 2020 · In Part One, we traced the origins of the Mafia in New Orleans and the early years of the man who would transform a small ring of Sicilian-Italian bandits and marauders into a billion-dollar empire. We now turn our attention to the rise of Carlos Marcello.
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