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Caracci was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1970, in a Judiciary Committee hearing he was identified as a "Cosa Nostra involved" gambler and strip club operator. Caracci was also desribed in a Life Magazine article as a "Marcello mobster". He was notably the owner of the Old French Opera House and the 500 Club amognst other French Quarter nightclubs. Federal and state authorities often identified Caracci as a twice-convicted felon and alleged Mafia capo, but he denied any links to organized crime. In 1976, then-Gov. Edwin Edwards gave Caracci a pardon that restored his Louisiana rights.

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  • Frank Caracci
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  • Caracci was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1970, in a Judiciary Committee hearing he was identified as a "Cosa Nostra involved" gambler and strip club operator. Caracci was also desribed in a Life Magazine article as a "Marcello mobster". He was notably the owner of the Old French Opera House and the 500 Club amognst other French Quarter nightclubs. Federal and state authorities often identified Caracci as a twice-convicted felon and alleged Mafia capo, but he denied any links to organized crime. In 1976, then-Gov. Edwin Edwards gave Caracci a pardon that restored his Louisiana rights.
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  • Caracci was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1970, in a Judiciary Committee hearing he was identified as a "Cosa Nostra involved" gambler and strip club operator. Caracci was also desribed in a Life Magazine article as a "Marcello mobster". He was notably the owner of the Old French Opera House and the 500 Club amognst other French Quarter nightclubs. Caracci worked closely with fellow New Orleans family soldier Nick Karno, Jack Ruby and powerful crime boss Carlos Marcello. He was once convicted on 3 counts of conspiracy to bribe a Federal tax agent and two years later, he was given two years probation and fined $10,000 for illegally transporting a pinball machine across state lines. In the 1970s, Caracci was arrested in Houston, Texas at a gambling operation allegedly controlled by the New Orleans crime family along with Frank Saia, as well as being observed attending the wedding of Dallas crime family boss Joseph Campisi along with other alleged Mafia members. Caracci was also known to travel to Detroit where he would meet with high ranking members of the Detroit Partnership, including Mafia don Joseph Zerilli, acting as a liason between the New Orleans and Detroit family's. Federal and state authorities often identified Caracci as a twice-convicted felon and alleged Mafia capo, but he denied any links to organized crime. In 1976, then-Gov. Edwin Edwards gave Caracci a pardon that restored his Louisiana rights.
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