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''Life Magazine'' reported that Young had made fifty to sixty telephone calls from the governor's office to Carlos Marcello in 1966 and 1967, but East Baton Rouge District Attorney Sargent Pitcher conducted a probe and could not substantiate the magazine's claim. Young admitted to having received two calls from Marcello, one dealing with what became the now Mercedes-Benz Superdome and another in regard to Dalton Smith's attempt to bribe Edward Grady Partin. Pitcher said that the telephone used was actually that of Crawford Hugh "Sammy" Downs, a former state senator from Rapides Parish who was then Governor McKeithen's unpaid administrative assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/White%20Materials/Garrison%20News%20Clippings/1968/68-07/68-07-32.pdf|author=[[Bill Lynch]]|title="B. R. Probe Finds No Proof of Marcella-Young Calls"|publisher=''New Orleans States-Item''|date=July 16, 1968|accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref> Another source alleges that Young was "tied" to Marcello.<ref name=novel>{{cite web|url=http://www.combat-diaries.co.uk/dairy18/diary18chapter_5.htm|title=A Short Encyclopedia of Modern Visionaries: Gordon Novel section|publisher=combat-diaries.co.uk|accessdate=April 28, 2010}}</ref>​

''Life Magazine'' reported that Young had made fifty to sixty telephone calls from the governor's office to Carlos Marcello in 1966 and 1967, but East Baton Rouge District Attorney Sargent Pitcher conducted a probe and could not substantiate the magazine's claim. Young admitted to having received two calls from Marcello, one dealing with what became the now Mercedes-Benz Superdome and another in regard to Dalton Smith's attempt to bribe Edward Grady Partin. Pitcher said that the telephone used was actually that of Crawford Hugh "Sammy" Downs, a former state senator from Rapides Parish who was then Governor McKeithen's unpaid administrative assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/White%20Materials/Garrison%20News%20Clippings/1968/68-07/68-07-32.pdf|author=[[Bill Lynch]]|title="B. R. Probe Finds No Proof of Marcella-Young Calls"|publisher=''New Orleans States-Item''|date=July 16, 1968|accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref> Another source alleges that Young was "tied" to Marcello.<ref name=novel>{{cite web|url=http://www.combat-diaries.co.uk/dairy18/diary18chapter_5.htm|title=A Short Encyclopedia of Modern Visionaries: Gordon Novel section|publisher=combat-diaries.co.uk|accessdate=April 28, 2010}}</ref>​

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In 1981, Young and four others, including Marcello, New Orleans attorney Vincent A. Mannello, [[lobbyist]] I. Irving Davidson, and [[Charles E. Roemer, II]], a former aide to Governor [[Edwin Edwards]],  McKeithen 's successor, and the father of Edwards' second successor, [[Buddy Roemer|Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III]], were charged in U.S. District Court]] in New Orleans with [[[conspiracy]], racketeering, and mail and wire fraud in a scheme to bribe state officials to give the five men multi-million dollar [[insurance]] contracts.<ref>''[[The New York Times]],'' March 31, 1981, p. 16.</ref> The charges were the result of a [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] probe known as [[BriLab]].<ref>''The New York Times,'' April 22, 1981, p. 17</ref><ref>[[Bill W. Clayton]], a former [[Texas House of Representatives|Texas state representative]] and state House [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]], was caught up in another phase of BriLab and acquitted of the charges against him.</ref>U.S. District Judge Morey Sear allowed the admission of secretly-recorded conversations that he said demonstrated [[Political corruption|corruption]] at the highest levels of state government.<ref>''The New York Times,', May 18, 1981, Section IV, p. 13</ref> Young was acquitted of all charges.<ref>''The New York Times'', July 8, 1981, p. 18</ref>​

In 1981, Young and four others, including Marcello, New Orleans attorney Vincent A. Mannello, [[lobbyist]] I. Irving Davidson, and [[Charles E. Roemer, II]], a former aide to Governor [[Edwin Edwards]],  McKeithen 's successor, and the father of Edwards' second successor, [[Buddy Roemer|Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III]], were charged in U.S. District Court]] in New Orleans with [[[conspiracy]], racketeering, and mail and wire fraud in a scheme to bribe state officials to give the five men multi-million dollar [[insurance]] contracts.<ref>''[[The New York Times]],'' March 31, 1981, p. 16.</ref> The charges were the result of a [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] probe known as BriLab.<ref>''The New York Times,'' April 22, 1981, p. 17.</ref><ref>[[Bill W. Clayton]], a former [[Texas House of Representatives|Texas state representative]] and state House [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]], was caught up in another phase of BriLab and acquitted of the charges against him.</ref>U.S. District Judge Morey Sear allowed the admission of secretly-recorded conversations that he said demonstrated political corruption at the highest levels of state government.<ref>''The New York Times,', May 18, 1981, Section IV, p. 13</ref> Young was acquitted of all charges.<ref>''The New York Times,'' July 8, 1981, p. 18.</ref>​

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Roemer was thereafter convicted of one count of conspiracy<ref>''[[The New York Times]]'', July 31, 1981, p. 6.</ref> and imprisoned. He was released in October 1984.<ref name=bopgov>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Charles&Middle=E&LastName=Roemer&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=66&y=14|title=Inmate Locator|publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons|accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref> Marcello was convicted of conspiracy and then indicted on additional charges involving an alleged attempt to bribe the judge.<ref>''The New York Times,'' August 6, 1981, p. 13.</ref> He was finally released from prison in October 1989.<ref name=bopgov/> Irving Davidson claimed that federal agents had used threats and offers of immunity from prosecution to convict Marcello.<ref>''The New York Times,'' July 9, 1981, p. 14.</ref> The Bureau of Prisons inmate locator does not indicate that Davidson or Mannello ever served time.<ref name=bopgov/>​

Roemer was thereafter convicted of one count of conspiracy<ref>''[[The New York Times]]'', July 31, 1981, p. 6.</ref> and imprisoned. He was released in October 1984.<ref name=bopgov>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Charles&Middle=E&LastName=Roemer&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=66&y=14|title=Inmate Locator|publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons|accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref> Marcello was convicted of conspiracy and then indicted on additional charges involving an alleged attempt to bribe the judge.<ref>''The New York Times,'' August 6, 1981, p. 13.</ref> He was finally released from prison in October 1989.<ref name=bopgov/> Irving Davidson claimed that federal agents had used threats and offers of immunity from prosecution to convict Marcello.<ref>''The New York Times,'' July 9, 1981, p. 14.</ref> The Bureau of Prisons inmate locator does not indicate that Davidson or Mannello ever served time.<ref name=bopgov/>​

==Treatment of alcoholics==​

==Treatment of alcoholics==​

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After he left McKeithen's staff, Young used his influence in state government in 1968 to establish a statewide program for the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics. Funds were appropriated for treatment facilities in Baton Rouge, Hammond, Lafayette, Crowley]], [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Lake Charles,]], and Monroe. The Office of Alcohol Abuse was created in the Department of Hospitals. He also pushed for the establishment in 1974 of the Tri-Med program in all state general hospitals. Tri-Med provides alcohol and drug abuse detoxification and mental health acute care treatments in state hospitals. He established an alcohol information curriculum for the In-Service Police Training School at LSU. Young also worked to establish AA groups in state prisons.<ref name=obit/>​

After he left McKeithen's staff, Young used his influence in state government in 1968 to establish a statewide program for the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics. Funds were appropriated for treatment facilities in Baton Rouge, Hammond, Lafayette, Crowley, [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Lake Charles]], and Monroe. The Office of Alcohol Abuse was created in the Department of Hospitals. He also pushed for the establishment in 1974 of the Tri-Med program in all state general hospitals. Tri-Med provides alcohol and drug abuse detoxification and mental health acute care treatments in state hospitals. He established an alcohol information curriculum for the In-Service Police Training School at LSU. Young also worked to establish AA groups in state prisons.<ref name=obit/>​

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During this same period, Young joined [[Victor Bussie]] of Baton Rouge, president of the Louisiana [[AFL-CIO]], to establish programs in industrial plants and factories for the treatment and referral of alcoholics. He pushed for greater funding for the statewide substance abuse programs. Young was also the driving force behind the Drug Court program in Louisiana. Judge Bob Downing hailed him: "Aubrey, without you, this program would not have gotten off the ground." He remained active in state substance abuse programs as counselor and as the Governor's Coordinator for Substance Abuse through many administrations from McKeithen in 1965 to [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], in 1999. He also did advertising for Lieutenant Governor  Robert "Bobby" Freeman, a Democrat who served from 1980 to 1988.<ref name=obit/>​

During this same period, Young joined [[Victor Bussie]] of Baton Rouge, president of the Louisiana [[AFL-CIO]], to establish programs in industrial plants and factories for the treatment and referral of alcoholics. He pushed for greater funding for the statewide substance abuse programs. Young was also the driving force behind the Drug Court program in Louisiana. Judge Bob Downing hailed him: "Aubrey, without you, this program would not have gotten off the ground." He remained active in state substance abuse programs as counselor and as the Governor's Coordinator for Substance Abuse through many administrations from McKeithen in 1965 to [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], in 1999. He also did advertising for Lieutenant Governor  Robert "Bobby" Freeman, a Democrat who served from 1980 to 1988.<ref name=obit/>​

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==Later years==

==Later years==

In 1999, the semi-retired Young began a part-time position in the office of Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub. Skilled in predicting election winners, Young was often approached by candidates seeking his advice. Though a Democrat, Young claimed to have had good relations with Republicans too. He held meetings with [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Jimmy Carter]], and [[Ronald W. Reagan]] as well as the first FBI Director [[J. Edgar Hoover]].<ref name=obit/> In 2006, he assisted the[[Moderate Republican]] John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne of Baton Rouge in the latter's successful quest for the office of secretary of state in a [[special election]] held after the death of Walter Fox McKeithen, son of Young's former mentor, John McKeithen.<ref name=mns/><ref>There was an interim secretary of state, [[Al Ater]] of Concordia Parish, before the special election won by Jay Dardenne.</ref>​

In 1999, the semi-retired Young began a part-time position in the office of Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub. Skilled in predicting election winners, Young was often approached by candidates seeking his advice. Though a Democrat, Young claimed to have had good relations with Republicans too. He held meetings with [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Jimmy Carter]], and [[Ronald W. Reagan]] as well as the first FBI Director [[J. Edgar Hoover]].<ref name=obit/> In 2006, he assisted the[[Moderate Republican]] John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne of Baton Rouge in the latter's successful quest for the office of secretary of state in a [[special election]] held after the death of Walter Fox McKeithen, son of Young's former mentor, John McKeithen.<ref name=mns/><ref>There was an interim secretary of state, [[Al Ater]] of Concordia Parish, before the special election won by Jay Dardenne.</ref>​