François Spirito
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Paul Carbone (top) and François Spirito
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| Born | January 22, 1900 Marseille, France |
| Died |
October 9, 1967 (aged 67) Toulon, France |
| Occupation | Criminal |
François Spirito (January 22, 1900 – October 9, 1967) was a French gangster.
François Spirito was born on January 22, 1900 in Marseille, France. His parents were immigrants from Italy.
Spirito was a member of the Marseille underworld. He was an associate of Paul Carbone. In 1934, Carbone, Spirito and Gaëtan de Lussats were charged and arrested over the murder of Albert Prince in the Stavisky Affair.
During the Second World War, he worked in the Carlingue, an organisation that collaborated with the Gestapo. After the French Liberation, Spirito fled to Spain and thence to South America, where he took part in the French Connection heroin trade. He was put on trial in 1952 for collaborationism.
Spirito died on October 9, 1967 in Toulon, France.
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