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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 · Known as "The Godfather" of the New Orleans Mafia, Carlos Marcello was a prime target of President Kennedy's campaign against organized crime. Bettmann/Getty Images Carlos Marcello (center) was known as Louisiana’s “most sinister racketeer boss” and single-handedly ran the New Orleans crime family from the 1940s through the 1980s. In the ...
Carlos Marcello. Born: February 6, 1910, Tunis, Tunisia. Died: March 2, 1993, Metairie, Louisiana. Nicknames: Little Man. Associations: Matranga’s Black Hand, the Chicago Outfit, the Commission, Santo Trafficante Jr. Carlos Marcello rose to the top of the venerable New Orleans criminal underground and became an ally of mobsters from across ...
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Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963. Photo courtesy NARA. New Orleans godfather Carlos Marcello – with Jimmy Hoffa as his bagman – funded Richard Nixon's 1960 presidential bid with $500,000 in cash stuffed in a suitcase. Later Marcello – known as the Big Daddy of the Big Easy – would be named a key conspirator in President Kennedy's ...
The New Orleans crime family, also known as the Marcello crime family or the New Orleans Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in the city of New Orleans. The family had a history of criminal activity dating back to the late nineteenth century. [6] [7] These activities included racketeering, extortion, gambling, prostitution ...
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Jun 30, 2014 · Carlos Marcello was born Calogero Minacori (or Minacore) to Sicilian parents in Tunisia on Feb. 6, 1910, while his parents were in Tunisia temporarily for work. When Marcello was an infant, his ...
Sep 5, 2020 · Carlos Marcello. Fifty years ago, in April of 1970, a bomb exploded inside of the Louisiana state Capitol in Baton Rouge. Fortunately, the device, which was planted in the Senate chambers, didn’t injure anyone, but the damage wasn’t exactly insignificant. Windows shattered. Marble slabs fell from the walls.
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