Where Is Julianna Farrait Now? Untold Details About Frank Lucas’ Wife

Julianna Farrait is the widow of the late American drug trafficker Frank Lucas. Like her husband, she is also into drug trafficking and was arrested for selling cocaine at a hotel in Puerto Rico in 2010. Apart from this, she has been arrested on numerous occasions for her involvement in her husband’s dealings.

However, since the death of her husband, Farrait has been completely out of the media. Well, where is she now? Did she have any children with her late husband? In this article, we are going to explore some untold detail about Frank Lucas’ wife Julianna Farrait.

Let’s get started.

Who Is Julianna Farrait?

Julianna Farrait, also known as Julie Farrait, is the wife of the late gangster and drug dealer Frank Lucas. She was born in 1941 in Puerto Rico, and as of 2023, she is around 82 years of age.

Farrait, who became a subject in the media only after her marital relationship with Lucas, has not revealed anything about her childhood days. Apart from the fact that she spent her childhood in Puerto Rico, she has not revealed details about her parents or her relationship with them.

Julianna Farrait is Married To her Late Husband Frank Lucas

As we said earlier, Julianna was in a marital relationship with Frank Lucas. In fact, it was only after her marriage with Lucas that she became a subject in the media, obviously for the wrong reasons.

As per the reports, they tied the knot in 1967 in a private wedding ceremony at the justice of the peace in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Referred to as the black Bonnie & Clyde for their close alliance, the former duo met on a plane while they were going to Puerto Rico, where Frank had come on a vacation.

Both Frank and Julianna were traveling in first class when Frank noticed her walking down the aisle. Both of them exchanged glances and according to the former drug lord, Julianna smiled back at him.

Although the future husband and wife duo had trouble communicating due to the language barrier, Lucas manager to get her New York address. After parting ways, they didn’t contact each other for months until they came across again in a club. Well, just after their first meeting, the couple was pretty much into one another and began dating.

Julianna was always attracted to dangerous things

In his own book, Frank wrote,

“Julianna Farrait was always attracted to danger and loved expensive things.”

In course of their relationship, they become part of several drug dealings and had earned recognization as the most notorious couple. Julianna was married to her husband Frank until his death in 2019.

Death of Her Husband

Unfortunately, Julianna’s husband is no more in this world. He reportedly died on May 30, 2019, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He was 88 years of age at the time.

Prior to his death, he had met a car accident and was thus confined to a wheelchair.

Julianna Farrait Welcomed Six Children with her Husband

In case you didn’t know, Julianna is a mother of six children, Frank Lucas Jr., Francine Lucas-Sinclair, Candace Lucas, Ray Lucas, Ruby Lucas, Betty Lucas, and Tony Walters. All her kids were born from her marital relationship with Frank.

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All her kids are already grown-ups and fortunately none of them are involved in crime. Their parents always kept them away from their business. Moreover, their oldest son Frank Lucas Jr. is already an actor and has even appeared in a few movies and TV series like Night Bird and Tonight’s the Nite.

Likewise, one of her daughters also runs a non-profit organization named Yellow Brick Roads that look after children whose parents are imprisoned.

She Was Arrested In 2010 for Trying To Sell 2 kg of Cocaine

Julianna got involved in drug dealing ever since she met her now-deceased hubby Frank. Also, she has served in prison numerous times because of the same reason. Her most recent arrest was in 2010 when she was caught by police for selling 2 kgs of cocaine at a hotel in Puerto Rico.

As per the reports, on May 19, 2010, she was in a hotel room in the Isla Verda area trying to sell the drug she had with her. However, Drug Enforcement Administration officials caught her instantly. Later, it was found that she was being scrutinized all the while since February 2009 by federal agents in New York. Owing to her crime, she went to prison in February 2012.

Apart from this, she has also been arrested in numerous other instances including in 1975. At the time, she was caught with over $500,000 after a police raid in their house in her New Jersey home. Reports said that the money was owned by Frank, leading to 40 years of imprisonment for Lucas whereas Julianna was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment.

Julianna Loved To Splurge In Luxuries

We can assume, with all the money Julianna and her husband had, they loved to spend on all luxuries they wanted. Apart from buying expensive cars, & spending in nightclubs, the duo also had an aptitude for super-expensive clothes.

At one instance when Farrait watched a Muhammad Ali boxing match in 1970, she noticed drug lords wearing some expensive fur. This led Julianna to gift Frank a chinchilla coat and a matching hat. Well, the most interesting fact is that the coat was worth $100,000 whereas the hat was worth around $25,000.

The 2007 Movie “American Gangster” Is Based On Her & Frank’s Life

A perk of being a drug lord is that there are chances that you will get to see biopics about you. At least, the case was true for her and her husband.

Their life was portrayed in the 2007 Universal Pictures crime drama film American Gangster. The character of Lucas was played by the legendary actor Denzel Washington. Moreover, Julianna was portrayed as Eve, Miss Puerto Rico. However, she later denied being one.

What Happened Julianna Farrait? Where Is She Now?

Back in 2012, she was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment under the violation of narcotics law. Going by that, she got out of prison from jail in 2017. However, she has not made any public appearances since her release.

It looks like she is living a completely private life away from all the media attention. Also, it is quite possible that she has even quit crime as a profession. Hopefully, she is living a happy life along with her children.

How Much Is Julianna Farrait’s Net Worth?

During the peak of her criminal activities, Farrait along with her late husband jointly earned around $1 million a day. But what about her current net worth? Well, there are no exact on her net worth at present but at one point, she along with Lucas was worth around $53 million.