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This file covers FBI work concerning Carlos J. Marcello, identified in Bureau records as the dominant La Cosa Nostra figure in the New Orleans area. The 1968 material concerns Marcello's prosecution for assaulting FBI Special Agent Patrick J. Collins Jr. after Marcello's return to New Orleans from New York in 1966; the trial in Laredo, Texas ended in a hung jury on May 29, 1968. It includes an interview with inmate Joseph Valachi, who said Marcello was widely known within La Cosa Nostra as the New Orleans leader but could offer no firsthand details. Records from 1977 document a RICO financial investigation, including subpoenas, review of Marcello's bank deposits and loans, and efforts to trace the finances of Marcello, his son, brothers, and related corporations. A later 1983 document concerns Marcello's impending release from federal custody and a potential-victim assessment.

FBI file number: 89-74 | Documents span: 1968-1983 | Released in 3 parts
Names in this file: Carlos J. Marcello, Patrick J. Collins Jr., Joseph Valachi, John G. Masoni, Thomas Lucchese, Thomas Eboli
Subjects: La Cosa Nostra, assault on a federal officer, RICO investigation, financial records, organized crime, bank subpoenas