François Marcantoni

{{Short description|Corsican gangster and mob boss (1920–2010)}}

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François Marcantoni (28 May 1920 – 17 August 2010) was a Corsican gangster and member of French Resistance. He died on 17 August 2010, aged 90 in Paris.

Criminal career

In 1942, during World War II, Marcantoni participated in a sabotage operation in Toulon. He refused to collaborate with the regime of Vichy France. In the 1950s, he was involved in a series of bank robberies.[http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/deces-de-l-ancien-truand-francois-marcantoni-19-08-2010-1036892.php Décès de l'ancien truand François Marcantoni]

Marcantoni was under investigation in 1968 for the killing of Stevan Marković, a bodyguard for the film star Alain Delon. One of the factors pointing in his direction was a letter Markovic sent to his brother Aleksandar wherein he wrote: "If I get killed, it's 100% the fault of Alain Delon and his godfather François Marcantoni". Marcantoni spent 11 months in custody but was released in December 1969 because the prosecutor could not prove his guilt.[http://www.purepeople.com/article/francois-marcantoni-l-ami-de-bebel-et-delon-le-truand-flamboyant-est-mort_a62151/1 François Marcantoni: L'ami de Bébel et Delon, le truand flamboyant, est mort]

Writer

Marcantoni wrote two books:

  • Markovic affair - 1976
  • Who killed Markovic? - 1985

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