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Carlos Marcello (February 6, 1910 – March 3, 1993) was best-known as the head of the Mafia in New Orleans. At 19 he was arrested in New Orleans for bank robbery, but the charges dropped. At 20 he was convicted of assault-and-robbery and sent to prision for 5 years. At 25, he was back on the streets. | Carlos Marcello (February 6, 1910 – March 3, 1993) was best-known as the head of the Mafia in New Orleans. At 19 he was arrested in New Orleans for bank robbery, but the charges dropped. At 20 he was convicted of assault-and-robbery and sent to prision for 5 years. At 25, he was back on the streets. | ||
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After becoming president, JFK appointed his brother as U.S. Attorney General, and the two men started a war on organized crime. By the spring of 1961, the Attorney General had Marcello arrested and forcibly removed to Guatemala. | After becoming president, JFK appointed his brother as U.S. Attorney General, and the two men started a war on organized crime. By the spring of 1961, the Attorney General had Marcello arrested and forcibly removed to Guatemala. | ||
But it didn't take long for Marcello to return to the U.S., with vengeace in his heart. He swore that he would murder President Kennedy, and it is now known, based on long suppressed FBI reports, that Marcello confessed to ordering Kennedy`s assassination to a reliable FBI informant and said that long time suspect [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/David_Ferrie David Ferrie] introduced him to <span class="more" style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;display:inline!important;"> | But it didn't take long for Marcello to return to the U.S., with vengeace in his heart. He swore that he would murder President Kennedy, and it is now known, based on long suppressed FBI reports, that Marcello confessed to ordering Kennedy`s assassination to a reliable FBI informant and said that long time suspect [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/David_Ferrie David Ferrie] introduced him to <span class="more" style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;display:inline!important;">Lee Harvey Oswald</span>. | ||
This bombshell information was reported by both CNN and Fox News. Marcello's guilt was also confirmed by mafia attorney Frank Ragano and by HSCA director, G. Robert Blakey - even before they were aware of his confession. | This bombshell information was reported by both CNN and Fox News. Marcello's guilt was also confirmed by mafia attorney Frank Ragano and by HSCA director, G. Robert Blakey - even before they were aware of his confession. | ||