At some unknown point afterwards, Carollo, described as, "a portly restaurant owner", living in the New Orleans suburb of Slidell, Louisiana, became acting boss of the family.
[3] According to FBI agent Rick McHenry, by the time the Bureau began investigating organized crime infiltration of the video poker industry in 1991, Carollo was the undisputed boss.
[3] Agent McHenry described Anthony Carollo as, "an old-style Mafia leader", saying, "He demands and commands respect, but in return treats others very fairly who are within the Family.
"[3] In May 1994, following an FBI sting dubbed "Operation Hard Crust", Carollo and 16 other persons belonging to the Marcello, Gambino and Genovese families were arrested on charges of infiltrating the newly legalized Louisiana video poker industry, racketeering, illegal gambling and conspiracy.
[4] In September 1995, Carollo pleaded guilty to a single count of racketeering conspiracy, with Frank and Joseph Gagliano and associates Felix Riggio III and Cade Carber.