"They told me to go to the draft board and sign up. He also controlled a few bars, lounges, restaurants, night clubs and liquor stores across Florida. "[citation needed], In 1978, Trafficante was called to testify before the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating possible links between Lee Harvey Oswald and anti-Castro Cubans, including the theory that Castro had President John F. Kennedy killed in retaliation for the CIA's attempts to assassinate Castro.[7]. This is the full chart of the Trafficante Mafia Family of Tampa, FL. The charges were later dropped and then reinstated. [1] After the death of Santo Jr. in 1987, the Tampa Mafia family has been controlled by Vincent LoScalzo. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. The Irishman, based on investigator Charles Brandts 2003 memoir, I Heard You Paint Houses, chronicles the life of Teamster official Frank The Irishman Sheeran and his connection to the Bufalino crime family and Hoffa. [3] In 1943, Antinori's two sons Paul and Joseph were convicted in Kansas City for drug dealing and sentenced to four years in prison finally ending the decade long war. When bolita kingpin Charlie Williams was killed in Ybor City in February of 1953, it was the end of a local control of the bolita rackets in the burg. Trafficante remained the boss of Tampa until he died of natural causes in 1954. He died of natural causes in 2002. One of the most boring books I've ever read but Jake Lansky, Meyer's brother said that Meyer told him that of all the mob guys involved in Cuba, he respected Trafficante most and was impressed how he carved up such a big piece for himself in Cuba even though he was so young at the time, Furio, Here are the additional ones I posted on BHF. He was there to meet John Mamone, a six-foot-two, 260-pound New Jersey native known as "Big John." FBI agents believed that Mamone was a soldier in the Trafficante organized crime family and that he used the check-cashing business as a front for money laundering, loan sharking, and gambling. As of November 25, 2007, Vincent LoScalzo was in his 70's and considered a semi-retired mobster and just a "regular Joe" according to Scott Deitche, author of Cigar City Mafia. There was also a smaller Italian gang in the area which was controlled by Santo Trafficante Sr., who had lived in Tampa since the age of 18. Trafficante enjoyed life in Cuba, developed a relationship with its strongman, the dictator Fulgencio Batista, and helped the Trafficante Crime family garner even more profits from its legitimate gambling operations there. Although not as big a player, Sam was identified in 1963 and again in 1978 as a soldier in the Trafficante crime family. Even though there's always a few people who try to ruin it. Ever read that Lansky book ''Little man'' or something like that ?? 2008, Deitche, Scott. furio_from_naples OP: . Function: _error_handler, Message: Invalid argument supplied for foreach(), File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php Frank Peter Albano (born 1939) is the current reputed underboss of the Trafficante crime family in Tampa, Florida. [8] As the new boss LoScalzo maintained control of criminal interests in illegal gambling, prostitution, narcotics, union racketeering, hijacking and fencing stolen goods. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. In 1978, Trafficante was called to testify before the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating possible links between Lee Harvey Oswald and anti-Castro Cubans, including the theory that Castro had President John F. Kennedy killed in retaliation for the CIA's attempts to assassinate Castro. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. [1] The hotel was constructed as a casino hotel in 1957 by a consortium owned by American mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. Anthony Samuel Carollo was an American mobster, boss of the New Orleans crime family and son of the mob boss Silvestro Carollo. 23 The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida, United States. After the death of Santo Jr . In 1987, Vincent LoScalzo became boss of the Trafficante family and Florida was declared an open territory, meaning that the Five Families of New York City could operate in any city in Florida. Function: view, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php El Tropicana Night Club in Havana, Cuba located in a lush, six-acre estate tropical garden opened on December 30, 1939 at the Villa Mina in Marianao. Date of visit: September 2020. He stood back in the shadows, while men like Ignazio Antinori and Charlie Wall were well-known crime figures about town. New York: Barricade Books. Santo Trafficante Sr. had now taken over organized crime activities in a majority of the city and started to teach his son Santo Trafficante Jr. how to run these operations. Interesting. ST. Petersburg Times. The Trafficante crime family is a family of the American Mafia from the city of Tampa, Florida, founded in 1925 by Ignacio Antinori. He was convicted in 1999, and was sentenced to 60 days in prison. In the late 1980's and early 1990's he was alleged to be part of an "advisory council" that oversaw the family's criminal operations. Salerno tried hard to find mob involvement in JFKs death, according to The Kennedy Half Century by author Larry J. Sabato. 1 registered members (1 invisible), Both Wall's and Antinori's organizations were weakened, leaving Santo Trafficante as one of the last and most powerful bosses in Tampa. Santo Trafficante Photo 8X10 - Mobster Boss Mafia Florida Cuba. On March 8, 1938, Wall's closest associate, Evaristo "Tito" Rubio, was shot on his porch. [11] Evidence from the 2004 and 2006 trials of John Alite, Ronald J. Trucchio, and Charles Carneglia connected Gotti Jr. and others to criminal operations in Tampa, Florida. Antinori took notice of Santo Trafficante and invited him into his organization and together they expanded the Bolita games across the state. Havana, Cuba.png. Find out more about how we use your personal data in our privacy policy and cookie policy. The charges were later dropped and then reinstated. New York: Barricade Books. Originally Posted By: Mickey_MeatBalls_DeMonica. The FBI, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, New Jersey state police, and the Broward County and Hillsborough County sheriffs allege that LoScalzo has been the boss of the Trafficante crime family since the death of Santo Trafficante Jr. Ignacio Antinori, a Sicilian-born immigrant, became a well-known drug kingpin and the Italian crime boss during the late 1920s. [3] In 1943, Antinori's two sons Paul and Joseph were convicted in Kansas City for drug dealing and sentenced to four years in prison finally ending the decade long war. On becoming attorney general, Robert went so far as to form a Get Hoffa squad to aid his quest, ultimately succeeding in bringing him to justice. The dictator of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, received a large cut of the profits. In a cocaine conspiracy case, an FBI agent recently identified Diecidue as the new "boss" of the. Santo, Jr. never spent a day in jail, and he died of natural causes in 1987. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. The family suspected the perpetrator was Charlie Wall and consequently, in 1955, had him killed. Charles McKay Wall was an American businessman, mobster, and political figure who was a rival of reputed mobsters Santo Trafficante Sr. and Santo Trafficante Jr. His parents were John Perry Wall and Matilda McKay, a former Tampa Mayor and daughter of a former Tampa Mayor. Santo Trafficante Jr. (November 15, 1914 - March 17, 1987) was among the most powerful Mafia bosses in the United States. [1] "Junior" Gotti, along with John A. Burke, James V. Cadicamo, David D'Arpino, Michael D. Finnerty and Guy T. Peden on charges of racketeering, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking. It is considered by most crime historians to be the earliest organized crime summit held in the US. Function: require_once. Notes "The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr". Raffa the leader of the familys Miami faction committed suicide on November 16, 2000. Supposedly arranged by Charles "Lucky" Luciano, the conference was held to discuss important mob policies, rules, and business interests. The family suspected the perpetrator was Charlie Wall and consequently, in 1955, had him killed. Santo Trafficante was born in Tampa, Florida, on 15th November, 1914. [7]. What was left of the family was mostly broken up over the past decade. Upon his death, Santo Trafficante Sr. gave the power to his son, Santo Trafficante, Jr. Frank Cowboy Ippolito, Tampa, FL "Involved in the large scale bookmaking lottery and bolita operation of the Tampa Mafia. [8], On October 26, 2000, federal authorities arrested Steven Raffa, along with eighteen members of Trafficante family's Miami faction. In Trafficante Sr.'s adult life he portrayed himself as a successful Tampa cigar factory owner. [3] Both Wall's and Antinori's organizations were weakened, leaving Santo Trafficante as one of the last and most powerful bosses in Tampa. Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. Great book by Scott Dietche on the life of Tampa's Major Mafia Don, Santo Trafficante, Jr. [1] The war between the two continued on for years, until October 23, 1940, when Ignacio Antinori was shot and killed by a shotgun blast to the head at the Palm Garden Inn in Tampa. Trafficante remained the boss of Tampa until he died of natural causes in 1954. [ citation needed ] "It was like World War II" he told the committee. Conspiracy theorists have long surmised the mafia was involved in the assassination due to the enmity created when JFK and his brother Robert F. Kennedy began a campaign to stop mob influence on the Teamsters labor union. With Lumia eliminated Trafficante took over again. Perched on the edge of a leather chair in his attorney's office, Santo J. Trafficante III wears a . Sdeitche but the Tampa family had a role in the Miami cocaine 1980s epidemic? From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository . He' still considered active in the Tampa crime family. Bliss, A.J., "MAKING A SUNBELT PLACE: TAMPA, FLORIDA," 19231964, Ph.D. dissertation, 2010. L'Outfit de Chicago ou simplement The Outfit , aussi appel famille de Chicago (en anglais : Chicago Crime Family) et The Organization (en franais : L'Organisation ), est la famille du crime organis de la ville de Chicago, dans l'tat de l'Illinois, aux tats-Unis depuis 1910 [2]. The family suspected the perpetrator was Charlie Wall and consequently, in 1955, had him killed. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. Wall controlled his organization from the Tampa neighborhood of Ybor City, and employed Italians, Cubans and men of other ethnicities in his organization. He headed the Trafficante crime family from 1954 to 1987 and controlled organized criminal operations in Florida and Cuba, which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father, Santo Trafficante Sr. While his boss Santo Trafficante Jr. crisscrossed America & Cuba to meet up with colleagues, Diecidue formed his own crew & operated from Tampa. Antonio Italiano and Dominic Ferrara reportedly went to New York Mafia bosses with a complaint. Four months after a former soldier for the Trafficante crime family was indicted in connection with a $3.8 million health care fraud scheme, another 10 South Florida residents have been. Ragano also claims that on the day the president was killed, he joined Trafficante in a toast. The Tampa mob made a considerable amount of money in Cuba, but never achieved its ambition of making the island part of its territory. He moved to Tampa,. Smokes 420, sounds like you need prayer. 2008, Deitche, Scott. [1] Under pressure of a court order granting him immunity from prosecution, but threatening him with contempt if he refused to talk, Trafficante admitted to a Congressional committee in 1975 that he had in the early 1960s recruited other mobsters to assassinate Castro. New York: Barricade Books. In 1953 Santo Jr. survived a shooting. Italiano was involved in bootlegging which was big business, especially in Ybor City. Trafficante maintained links to the Bonanno family, in New York City, but was more closely allied with Sam Giancana, in Chicago. [citation needed] "It was like World War II" he told the committee. guests, and 3 Trafficante was an intimate of top Mafia leaders throughout the country, but he numbered among his closest friends and confidantes such iconic Cosa Nostra leaders as Louisiana boss Carlos Marcello, Texas boss Joseph Civello, New York leader Joseph Profaci, and Chicago's Sam Giancana . With the Kefauver hearings and Charlie Wall testifying in 1950, both Trafficantes fled to Cuba. Thanks Sdeitche for the help,so Tampa wasn't the quite and boring city that most mob aficionados thinks. LoScalzo controlled a much smaller family, over the years many of the older mobsters retired or died and were not replaced with new members. [8] As the new boss LoScalzo maintained control of criminal interests in illegal gambling, prostitution, narcotics, union racketeering, hijacking and fencing stolen goods. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. Santo Trafficante, Jr. was born in the United States on November 15, 1914, as one of five sons of Mafia boss Santo Trafficante. On July 1, 1989, LoScalzo was indicted on racketeering charges, including grand theft. Trafficante crime family; Havana Plan Piloto; Sans Souci Cabaret; User:Northamerica1000/Topics . During the early 1920s, Charlie Wall created an organized crime syndicate in Tampa, where he controlled a large number of illegal gambling rackets and corrupted many Tampa government officials through bribery. In the 1960s and 70s, Frank did more than eat a bowl of black beans at La Trop. Law enforcement investigations found him running a sizeable bookmaking operation out of the restaurant with the help of Henry Trafficante. 21:41, 17 February 2020: 640 504 (229 KB) Osvaldo valdes 165443 (talk | contribs) . Bliss, A.J., "MAKING A SUNBELT PLACE: TAMPA, FLORIDA," 19231964, Ph.D. dissertation, 2010. From an inside job to an unidentified umbrella man, extraterrestrials, multiple gunmen and a joint effort between the Cubans and Soviets have been all cast as the perpetrator of, or directly involved with, Kennedys demise. Line: 107 [11] The indictment stated that Gotti Jr. along with the other men had been involved in various criminal activities in Tampa and New York during the early 2000s. "Junior" Gotti, along with John A. Burke, James V. Cadicamo, David D'Arpino, Michael D. Finnerty and Guy T. Peden on charges of racketeering, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking. In the late 1970s, former New York City police detective and mafia expert Ralph Salerno was a consultant investigating mob involvement in the JFK killing by the House Select Committee on Assassinations. When doing a chart like this you have to mention the members of the past too. When JFK was elected president in 1960, he appointed Robert as attorney general. The old family membership has died and the Tampa Mob has fallen into the shadows of the New York mobs. Ignacio Antinori (February 17, 1885 October 23, 1940)[1] was an Italy-born Florida mobster who built one of the earlier narcotics trafficking networks in that state. Trafficante Sr. had always wanted to make it big in Cuban casinos and dispatched his son, Santo, Jr., to Havana in 1946 to help operate a mob-owned casino. Antinori was regarded as the first boss of the Tampa crime family, later known as the Trafficante crime family. Update now. WTF does that mean? I live in Tampa and sometimes wonder if there's still an Italian presence. Ippolito was a regular fixture at the restaurant. The family was taken over by Santo Trafficante Sr. after Antinori was murdered by rival gangster Charlie Wall in 1940, and Wall would himself be killed in 1955 by the Trafficante family. [1] During the 1950s, Trafficante Jr. maintained a narcotic trafficking network with Tommy Lucchese, the boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. [citation needed] "It was like World War II" he told the committee. . All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. During the early 1920s, Charlie Wall created an organized crime syndicate in Tampa, where he controlled a large number of illegal gambling rackets and corrupted many Tampa government officials through bribery. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. His crew was heavily involved in loansharking, large scale bookmaking, arson & narcotics trafficking. Santo Jr. succeeded his father as the boss of Tampa upon his death. New York: Barricade Books. Santo Trafficante, Sr. (born May 28, 1886 in Cianciana, Sicily; died August 11, 1954, in Tampa, Florida) was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante, Jr. Santo Trafficante, Sr. first gained power as a mobster in Tampa as an associate, and later as a high-ranking member, of the Antinori crime family, helping Santo Sr. had Lumia killed after finding out he had been bad mouthing him while he was in Cuba. 2004, Deitche, Scott. ST. Petersburg Times. By the 1930s, Antinori was one of the largest heroin traffickers in the country, wi Enrico "Henry" Trafficante was an American mobster and member of the Trafficante. [1] Under pressure of a court order granting him immunity from prosecution, but threatening him with contempt if he refused to talk, Trafficante admitted to a Congressional committee in 1975 that he had in the early 1960s recruited other mobsters to assassinate Castro. Steve Raffa was one of the handful of mobsters that actually committed suicide I think. In Trafficante Sr.'s adult life he portrayed himself as a successful Tampa cigar factory owner. Previous Thread: Next Thread : Print Thread: Trafficante Family HitList #1001593 12/17/20 11:04 AM 12/17/20 11:04 AM: Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,690 naples,italy. Ignacio Antinori, a Sicilian-born immigrant, became a well-known drug kingpin and the Italian crime boss during the late 1920s. "[citation needed], In 1978, Trafficante was called to testify before the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating possible links between Lee Harvey Oswald and anti-Castro Cubans, including the theory that Castro had President John F. Kennedy killed in retaliation for the CIA's attempts to assassinate Castro.[7]. November 25, 2007, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, "Deitche, Scott. Salerno said he reviewed thousands of pages of electronic surveillances of organized crime leaders all over the United States at the time the killing took place and heard nothing suspicious. There was also a smaller Italian gang in the area which was controlled by Santo Trafficante Sr., who had lived in Tampa since the age of 18. "[citation needed]. Theorists suggest the mafia and Hoffa conspired to kill the president as an act of retribution. In his heyday he ran bolita & illegal gambling operations for the Tampa family under Santo Trafficante, Jr. Ignazio Italiano was an early member and powerful mobster in the Trafficante crime family. By the 1930s, Antinori and Wall were in a bloody decade-long war, which would later be known as "Era of Blood". With the Kefauver hearings and Charlie Wall testifying in 1950, both Trafficantes fled to Cuba. [10], On August 5, 2008, the Tampa and New York FBI indicted John A. In 1943, Antinori's two sons Paul and Joseph were convicted in Kansas City for drug dealing and sentenced to four years in prison finally ending the decade long war. Sam was a younger brother of notorious Tampa crime boss Santo Trafficante, Jr. "Throwback: Tampa mob trail". The old family membership has died and the Tampa Mob has fallen into the shadows of the New York mobs. Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. What the fuck seriously?! Originally Posted By: DickNose_Moltasanti, Trafficante Family Chart- All in the family, Re: Trafficante Family Chart- All in the family, Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather, http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2004-03-25/news/the-snitch/. Popularized in the 1997 film Donnie Brasco, starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, the Trafficante crime family for decades was the main mob family operating in Florida and Cuba. New York: Barricade Books. The war between the two continued on for years, until October 23, 1940, when Ignacio Antinori was shot and killed by a shotgun blast to the head at the Palm Garden Inn in Tampa. Wall controlled his organization from the Tampa neighborhood of Ybor City, and employed Italians, Cubans and men of other ethnicities in his organization. [1] Loscalzo maintained ties to Mafia families in California, New Jersey, and New York as well as being connected to the Sicilian Mafia. Shout Box Active Member Birthdays Newest Members Forum Statistics Posts Members Most Online Jan 21st, 2020 Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 Page 1 of 2 1 Notoriety comes with family name. The Havana Conference of 1946 was a historic meeting of United States Mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. The Tampa mob made a considerable amount of money in Cuba, but never achieved its ambition of making the island part of its territory. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. According to the 1994 book written by attorney Frank Ragano, who represented Hoffa, the teamster leader asked mob bosses Santos Trafficante and Carlos Marcello to arrange the assassination of . Cosimo J. Traficante SCHERERVILLE, IN - Cosimo J. Traficante, 84, of Schererville, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Value. 2007, Weimar, Carrie. [8] As the new boss LoScalzo maintained control of criminal interests in illegal gambling, prostitution, narcotics, union racketeering, hijacking and fencing stolen goods. Loscalzo maintained ties to Mafia families in California, New Jersey, and New York as well as being connected to the Sicilian Mafia. He sent his son, Santo Trafficante, Jr. to New York to learn from other mobsters. He headed the Trafficante crime famil When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. November 25, 2007, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, "Deitche, Scott. He became a soldier in the Tampa crime family in the 1980s, he was brought into the family by Vincent LoScalzo. Though officially refuted and even derided over the decades, theories of mob involvement continue to persist and fascinate. The Lucchese crime family is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, in the United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. Florida mob boss Santo Trafficante Jr. had every reason to loathe JFK after the Bay of Pigs failure. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. When JFK was unsuccessful in overthrowing Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 1961, mafia-controlled casinos on the island remained shut down, angering American crime family bosses who had invested heavily to create a tourist destination to rival Las Vegas. Line: 315 [9], As of November 25, 2007, Vincent LoScalzo was in his 70's and considered a semi-retired mobster and just a "regular Joe" according to Scott Deitche, author of Cigar City Mafia. He was convicted in 1999, and was sentenced to 60 days in prison. October 16, 2006, Van Sickler, Michael. Deitche, Scott. You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the 'Privacy dashboard' links on our sites and apps. [5], Despite numerous unrealized ambitions, he was regarded as one of the most powerful mob bosses of the American Mafia and ruled his family with an iron fist. After the hearings ended the Trafficantes returned to Tampa to find out that Italiano had just fled to Mexico, leaving Jimmy Lumia the biggest mobster in the city. "They told me to go to the draft board and sign up. In 1987, Vincent LoScalzo became boss of the Trafficante family and Florida was declared an open territory, meaning that the Five Families of New York City could operate in any city in Florida. On March 8, 1938, Wall's closest associate, Evaristo "Tito" Rubio, was shot on his porch. 23 Sometime bodyguard.". With the Kefauver hearings and Charlie Wall testifying in 1950, both Trafficantes fled to Cuba. On July 1, 1989, LoScalzo was indicted on racketeering charges, including grand theft. [1] After the death of Santo Jr. in 1987, the Tampa Mafia family has been controlled by Vincent LoScalzo. LoScalzo pleaded no contest on October 7, 1997, and received three months of probation. [2]. And you're "dealing with some shit"? [11], File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. Line: 24 Trafficante remained the boss of Tampa until he died of natural causes in 1954. Robert feared he had somehow gotten his brother killed, according to biographer Evan Thomas. The Havana Conference is considered to have been the most important mob summit since the Atlantic City Conference of 1929. "[ citation needed ], In 1978, Trafficante was called to testify before the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating possible links between Lee Harvey Oswald and anti-Castro Cubans, including the theory that Castro had President John F. Kennedy killed in retaliation for the CIA's attempts to assassinate Castro. His rap sheet includes arrests for racketeering, securities fraud, sale of unregistered security, organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, conspiracy to commit racketeering and multiple DWI's. As a gangster, Sonny Black controlled parts of Pasco County and Holiday, Florida under the approval of the Trafficante crime family and Santo Trafficante Jr. But it was the earlier actions of the Kennedys that adds fuel to the assassination theory involving the mob. During the early 1920s, Charlie Wall created an organized crime syndicate in Tampa, where he controlled a large number of illegal gambling rackets and corrupted many Tampa government officials through bribery. Pinterest His only competitor for criminal rackets in the Tampa Bay area was Italian Mafia boss Ignacio Antinori.[2]. His rap sheet dates back to 1957, with his first arrest being for conspiracy & grand larceny followed by charges for operating a gambling house & conspiracy to violate gambling laws. Bliss, A.J., "MAKING A SUNBELT PLACE: TAMPA, FLORIDA," 19231964, Ph.D. dissertation, 2010, This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 19:52. [1] After the death of Santo Jr. in 1987, the Tampa Mafia family has been controlled by Vincent LoScalzo. As the new boss LoScalzo maintained control of criminal interests in illegal gambling, prostitution, narcotics, union racketeering, hijacking and fencing stolen goods. [2] [1], Santo Trafficante, Jr. was born in the United States on November 15, 1914, as one of five sons of Mafia boss Santo Trafficante. By the 1930s, Antinori and Wall were in a bloody decade-long war, which would later be known as "Era of Blood". During that time he operated multiple casinos, until Castro's revolution at which time his assets were confiscated and he was expelled from the country. "The Everything Mafia Book, Second Edition". Antinori took notice of Santo Trafficante and invited him into his organization and together they expanded the Bolita games across the state.
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