[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. It also represented the first concrete move toward a National Crime Syndicate. In Trafficante Sr.'s adult life he portrayed himself as a successful Tampa cigar factory owner. 2004, Deitche, Scott. He became a soldier in the Tampa crime family in the 1980s, he was brought into the family by Vincent LoScalzo. Santo Sr. had Lumia killed after finding out he had been bad mouthing him while he was in Cuba. Thanks for the reply. 2007, Weimar, Carrie. 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. [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. As a senator, Robert pursued Hoffa over racketeering charges, though no conviction was brought against the Teamster leader. Bobby thought that hed be killed, not his brother and now he has this daunting, horrible realization, or fear that all of his attempts to get the mob and to get Castro have in some terrible way blown up and come back to haunt his family and resulted in the death of his brother.. Ciro Bedami was a former mobster and prominent member of the Trafficante crime family. [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. Interestingly, Trafficante who was worth about $25 billion at his height in the '80s lived a fairly reserved, modest lifestyle. [1] New York: Barricade Books. Bliss, A.J., "MAKING A SUNBELT PLACE: TAMPA, FLORIDA," 19231964, Ph.D. dissertation, 2010. [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. Santo Trafficante Jr. (November 15, 1914 - March 17, 1987) was among the most powerful Mafia bosses in the United States. [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. View original page. 2004, Deitche, Scott. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. Are they left over from the Trafficante days? God Bless you bro Scott is a very talented guy. Trafficante Jr. would frequently meet with Lucchese in New York City for dinner. [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. 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. 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. Trafficante Jr. had known Lucchese since the 1940s, when his father and Lucchese had trained him in the mafia traditions. 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. Loscalzo maintained ties to Mafia families in California, New Jersey, and New York as well as being connected to the Sicilian Mafia. Line: 24 In 1953 Santo Jr. survived a shooting. "They told me to go to the draft board and sign up. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. Frank Diecidue was the longtime underboss of Santo Trafficante Jr. in the Tampa crime family. [11]. He was convicted in 1999, and was sentenced to 60 days in prison. In 1953 Santo Jr. survived a shooting. 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. In 1953 Santo Jr. survived a shooting. Smokes 420, sounds like you need prayer. He gained the majority of his position through the consolidation of power his father had done as the boss of Florida and Cuba. [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. November 25, 2007, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, "Deitche, Scott. Trafficante Family Chart- All in the family - GangsterBB.NET Forums for Mafia Movies & More 1 registered members ( dsd ), 31 guests, and 3 spiders. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. Santo was being watched closely by police and made Salvatore "Red" Italiano the acting boss. By the 1930s, Antinori and Wall were in a bloody decade-long war, which would later be known as "Era of Blood". He sent his son, Santo Trafficante, Jr. to New York to learn from other mobsters. [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. The nephew of former boss Ignazio Italiano, he later fled to Mexico. Wall rapidly gained status within the criminal underworld from his early endeavors in the operation of several gambling, prost, Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld. [1] Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. Line: 479 "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. Great book by Scott Dietche on the life of Tampa's Major Mafia Don, Santo Trafficante, Jr. Santo Jr. was deeply involved in the CIA efforts to involve the underworld in assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. Published Aug. 6, 1993 | Updated Oct. 9, 2005. 23 [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. Antinori took notice of Santo Trafficante and invited him into his organization and together they expanded the Bolita games across the state. With Lumia eliminated Trafficante took over again. Frank "Cowboy" Ippolito , trafficante mobster who owned La Tropicana Caf in Ybor City. 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. Can you list the top facts and stats about Trafficante crime family? 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. Theories of mafia involvement have made headlines since the president's November 22, 1963 assassination. He headed the Trafficante crime family and controlled organized criminal operations in Florida and Cuba, which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father, Santo Trafficante Sr. Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. Nuremberg. [citation needed] "It was like World War II" he told the committee. Deitche, Scott. Roselli was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. [3] Both Wall's and Antinori's organizations were weakened, leaving Santo Trafficante as one of the last and most powerful bosses in Tampa.[2]. Interesting. [1] Loscalzo maintained ties to Mafia families in California, New Jersey, and New York as well as being connected to the Sicilian Mafia. Trafficante remained the boss of Tampa until he died of natural causes in 1954. Santo Trafficante Sr. was a Florida mobster who survived a series of vicious gang wars to become the leader of a powerful Mafia crime family based in Tampa. 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. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. He died of natural causes in 2002. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida, United States. "Kingpin of no Kingdom: A Brandom man Denies any mafia ties". Lazzara was known in Ybor City as a collector of graft and . The Italiano faction in Tampa found the situation intolerable. 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. [6] Trafficante Jr. had known Lucchese since the 1940s, when his father and Lucchese had trained him in the mafia traditions. A made-for-television film about the life of the American gangster Charlie Wall. Function: view, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php 2008, Deitche, Scott. 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. Trafficante was heavily involved in the operation of illegal bolita lotteries. Charlie Wall was the boss of Tampa's underworld at this time. 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 . In his 1994 autobiography Mob Lawyer, Ragano recounted his career in defending members of organized crime, and made the controversial allegation that Florida mob boss Santo Trafficante, Jr. confessed to him shortly before he died in 1987 that he and Carlos Marcello had arranged for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The weapon was detected by an X-ray scanner. "They told me to go to the draft board and sign up. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. Santo Jr. succeeded his father as the boss of Tampa upon his death. Why do retards post a bunch of dead guys names?! His only competitor for criminal rackets in the Tampa Bay area was Italian Mafia boss Ignacio Antinori.[2]. Yeah, Scott has some great information. [4] Santo was being watched closely by police and made Salvatore "Red" Italiano the acting boss. Ignacio Antinori, a Sicilian-born immigrant, became a well-known drug kingpin and the Italian crime boss during the late 1920s. After Santo Trafficante, Jr. died in 1987, authorities speculated he would become boss. The historical town of Dinkelsbhl is located in Central Franconia on the northern stretch of the Romantic Road. Joseph "Baldie" LoPiccolo was an American criminal and member of the New York Gambino crime family and a capo under Santo Trafficante, Jr.'s criminal organization. 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. On July 1, 1989, LoScalzo was indicted on racketeering charges, including grand theft. The old family membership has died and the Tampa Mob has fallen into the shadows of the New York mobs. 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. [ citation needed ] "It was like World War II" he told the committee. 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. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. Joseph Francis Civello was an American mobster and the leader of the Dallas crime family from 1956 until his death in 1970. Antinori took notice of Santo Trafficante and invited him into his organization and together they expanded the Bolita games across the state. Bliss, A.J., "MAKING A SUNBELT PLACE: TAMPA, FLORIDA," 19231964, Ph.D. dissertation, 2010. The Trafficante mob were always allies of the Chicago Outfit and the New York Bonanno Crime Family Mobsters Santo Trafficante PART 1 Mobsters Santo Trafficante PART 2 Santo Trafficante Senior died in 1954. On March 8, 1938, Wall's closest associate, Evaristo "Tito" Rubio, was shot on his porch. His only competitor for criminal rackets in the Tampa Bay area was Italian Mafia boss Ignacio Antinori. He was also suspected of being involved in burglaries and counterfeiting. The family suspected the perpetrator was Charlie Wall and consequently, in 1955, had him killed. [6], Santo Jr. was deeply involved in the CIA efforts to involve the underworld in assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. However, Diecidue remained the #2 of the family until his death. LoScalzo controlled a much smaller family, over the years many of the older mobsters retired or died and were not replaced with new members. You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the 'Privacy dashboard' links on our sites and apps. 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. During his reign,Trafficante was a well-respected boss with ties to Charles"Lucky"Luciano and Thomas Lucchese. Decisions made in Havana resonated throughout US crime families during the ensuing decades. Trafficante crime family; Havana Plan Piloto; Sans Souci Cabaret; User:Northamerica1000/Topics . Ever read that Lansky book ''Little man'' or something like that ?? Frank Ragano was a self-styled "mob lawyer" from Florida, who made his name representing organized crime figures such as Santo Trafficante, Jr. and Carlos Marcello, and also served as lawyer for Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa. So too has the mafia. 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. 2008, Deitche, Scott. If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, List of Italian-American mobsters by organization, Collaborations between the United States government and Italian Mafia, Italian-American culture in Tampa, Florida, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. ST. Petersburg Times. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Function: view, Deitche, Scott. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. In January 2004, Mamone and 7 other people were indicted in Florida on charges of racketeering, conspiracy, kidnapping, attempted murder, obstruction of justice, money laundering, and trafficking in $80 million worth of marijuana from Mexico to the U.S. since 1991. "They told me to go to the draft board and sign up. On March 8, 1938, Wall's closest associate, Evaristo "Tito" Rubio, was shot on his porch. [6], Santo Jr. was deeply involved in the CIA efforts to involve the underworld in assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. "Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld". He also controlled a few bars, lounges, restaurants, night clubs and liquor stores across Florida. 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. Google Translation . His specialty was narcotics trafficking. "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. His only competitor for criminal rackets in the Tampa Bay area was Italian Mafia boss Ignacio Antinori.[2]. Trafficante remained the boss of Tampa until he died of natural causes in 1954. 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. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. When JFK was elected president in 1960, he appointed Robert as attorney general. 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. Function: _error_handler, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php The family suspected the perpetrator was Charlie Wall and consequently, in 1955, had him killed. 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. The dictator of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, received a large cut of the profits. The Trafficante crime family is a family of the American Mafia from the city of Tampa, Florida, founded in 1925 by Ignacio Antinori. [10], On August 5, 2008, the Tampa and New York FBI indicted John A. [8], On October 26, 2000, federal authorities arrested Steven Raffa, along with eighteen members of Trafficante family's Miami faction. He headed the Trafficante crime family and controlled organized criminal operations in Florida and Cuba, which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father, Santo Trafficante Sr. Wanted Cuba returned as a staging base for his drug business and to rebuild his Havana casino empire. A made-for-television film about the rise and fall of the Bonanno crime family. New York: Barricade Books. During the time Italiano operated in Tampa, the fledgling mafia was just getting their bearings under Italiano and other early Tampa mobsters' guidance. On July 1, 1989, LoScalzo was indicted on racketeering charges, including grand theft. Santo, Jr. never spent a day in jail, and he died of natural causes in 1987. 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. 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/. Santo Trafficante, Jr. was born in the United States on November 15, 1914, as one of five sons of Mafia boss Santo Trafficante. 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. Italiano died of natural causes on August 11, 1930. Trafficante Jr. 1954 - Santo Trafficante, Jr., (Nov. 15, 1914, to March 17, 1987), became Tampa Mafia boss upon the death of his father. [10], On August 5, 2008, the Tampa and New York FBI indicted John A. Even though there's always a few people who try to ruin it. Santo Trafficante Jr. (November 15, 1914 - March 17, 1987) was among the most powerful Mafia bosses in the United States. 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. [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. [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. New York: Barricade Books. 2004, Deitche, Scott. Although much of his early life is unknown, Antinori was one of the first mobsters to emerge in Florida during the Prohibition era. Antinori was regarded as the first boss of the Tampa crime family, later known as the Trafficante crime family. Robert feared he had somehow gotten his brother killed, according to biographer Evan Thomas. The Atlantic City Conference held between 1316 May 1929 was a historic summit of leaders of organized crime in the United States. Many reputed mobsters have called the Jersey Shore home. 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. [3] Both Wall's and Antinori's organizations were weakened, leaving Santo Trafficante as one of the last and most powerful bosses in Tampa. In the 1940s he joined up with Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, and Meyer Lansky to set up gambling operations in Cuba. Ignacio Antinori was an Italian-born American mobster who built one of the earlier narcotics trafficking networks in Florida. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. The Havana Conference of 1946 was a historic meeting of United States Mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. And you're "dealing with some shit"? With the Kefauver hearings and Charlie Wall testifying in 1950, both Trafficantes fled to Cuba. [3] Both Wall's and Antinori's organizations were weakened, leaving Santo Trafficante as one of the last and most powerful bosses in Tampa.[2]. Salerno tried hard to find mob involvement in JFKs death, according to The Kennedy Half Century by author Larry J. Sabato.
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