| Author R.E. "Gus" Payne dives into the depths of truth | | | | In Marcello's case the intent of the Kennedy |
| about the JFK assassination conspiracy in his book | | | | administration was made known even before |
| "Falsely Accused." From the author of "The Death of | | | | Inauguration Day, January 20, 1961. On December 28, |
| Brandon Lee: The Untold Story" and "Caught in the | | | | 1960, the New Orleans States-Item reported that |
| Crossfire" comes a book that answers many pertinent | | | | Attorney General-designate Kennedy was planning |
| questions about JFK's murder that have plagued | | | | specific actions against Marcello. An FBI report from |
| Americans for years. | | | | that period noted: |
| Why did the New Orleans District Attorney Jim | | | | "On January 12, 1961, a [source] advised that Carlos |
| Garrison and the U.S. Justice Department refuse to | | | | Marcello is extremely apprehensive and upset and has |
| investigate the known Mafia leader Carlos Marcello in | | | | been since the New Orleans States-Item newspaper |
| connection with the assassination of President John F. | | | | on December 28, 1960 published a news story |
| Kennedy? Why did Garrison, along with other U.S. | | | | reporting that... Robert F. Kennedy stated he would |
| Justice Department officials, deny the existence of the | | | | expedite the deportation proceedings pending against |
| Mafia's part in the assassination when it was clearly a | | | | Marcello after Kennedy takes office in January 1961." |
| matter to be investigated? These questions and more | | | | While the House Select Committee on Assassinations |
| are finally answered in Payne's eye-opening book. | | | | carefully examined numerous areas of information |
| Names such as Lee Harvey Oswald, Clay Shaw and | | | | pertaining to the proficiency of the FBI in investigating |
| David Ferrie always arouse curiosity in the minds of | | | | organized crime during the 1950's and early 1960's, and |
| those who want to know what really happened on | | | | found various areas in which Bureau performance |
| that dreaded day in history. These three men were | | | | was significantly deficient, questionable and even |
| said to have been seen together on the day of JFK's | | | | suspiciously so, the city of New Orleans was a special |
| assassination, but were they really? Witnesses | | | | case. The FBI's outright denial of the existence of |
| changed their stories. Why? | | | | organized crime in New Orleans was unique to that |
| The author goes a step further and looks closely at | | | | city. |
| the New Orleans FBI and those that were in charge of | | | | The facts reveal that the Bureau's conclusions on |
| investigating the JFK assassination as well as the | | | | Marcello in New Orleans were attributable to a |
| possible involvement of Carlos Marcello. He also | | | | disturbing attitude on the part of the senior agent who |
| explains in vivid detail key facts in the investigation | | | | supervised the organized crime investigations in that |
| such as the missing "BRILAB" tape recordings, the | | | | city, Regis Kennedy. He had been in charge of the |
| "FOGG" arrest report, and more. | | | | Bureau's work on Marcello and the New Orleans Mafia |
| EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK "FALSELY | | | | for years; unfortunately, he had also directed much of |
| ACCUSED" | | | | the FBI investigation in that city of President Kennedy's |
| From Chapter 1: | | | | assassination. |