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Oct 2023
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The New Orleans Godfather and the JFK As...

The Underworld Podcast
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Carlos Marcello went from a small time produce hustler to heading up the New Orleans Mafia with a massive gambling empire and a hand in every pie in the city's notorious underworld. He even found himself in business with the heavyweights from New York's five families. And though he tried to keep himself out of the spotlight, the Kennedy brother's war on Amer ... Show More
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