re: Was Carlos Marcello the most powerful man in la cosa Nostra?

well that and the other families were banned from doing business with them. BUt the Bonnanos still were not the most Powerful and neither was joey. chin was still running things and the genovesse family was and will remain the most powerful. The only time this has not been true was under Carlos Gambino and even then its debatable.

Carlos was very powerful at one time, so was santos. Mainly because of reasons explained above.

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Carlos Marcello

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He steals jokes from other comedians

For chRxis sake man. Chill.

Short answer, no

frick no

Que?

Gambino and Luciano laugh at this

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While Marcello's influence and stature as a Mafia leader was well-known to both his underworld colleagues and Federal and State authorities by the early 1960's, another significant aspect of his careers--his relationship with the Maria's national governing commission-was not confirmed until several years later. While it was known that the New Orleans Mafia had been the first branch of the Mafia in America (the Sicilian La Cosa Nostra had entered the United States through the port of New Orleans during the 1880's) whether it had extraordinary special privileges within the national syndicate had long been mystery. During the late 1960's the FBI learned new and sub- stantive information regarding its unique position. Sensitive Bureau reports on La Cosa Nostra set forth the details obtained from a highly reliable source. Among them were the following: * * * he learned that the first "family" of what has now become known as La Cosa Nostra (LCN) came from Sicily and settled in New Orleans * * * the source noted that inasmuch as this "family" was the predecessor of all subsequent "families," it has been afforded the highest respect and esteem, and because of its exalted position, the New Orleans "family" could make decisions on its own without going to the "Commission." (36) * * * the source learned that the New Orleans "family" could have, on its own, "opened the books," [admitting new members into the organization] but because of the tact and diplomacy of Carlos Marcello he sought "Commission" approval in making new "soldiers," which the "Commission" naturally granted * * *.(37)

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Not making this shite up. Just what I read. Don't know the exact source; but they have a shitload of information on this dude.

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No, he was not.

Was Carlos Marcello the most powerful man in la cosa Nostra?

Not only no, but frick no.