He maintained all of the lucrative casinos in Cuba, further cemented ties with powerful Mafia families he had established as a young man in New York, and ruthlessly put down any attempts to usurp his territory or power. In the 1920's Charlie Wall, son of a former governor and born into a wealthy white family, spearheaded organized crime by profiting off of the game bolita, bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, and other illegal activities. Many of the familys gangsters were in prison, or too old to be effective. Steve Raffa was one of the handful of mobsters that actually committed suicide I think. Description. Following his death, Mobster Vincent LoScalvo took over the Trafficante familys criminal network in Florida. In 1950, the aging Trafficante Sr. began to slow down. The Italiano faction in Tampa found the situation intolerable. Ioan got involved in journalism over 20 years ago and has been on the front lines of th. [7]. Originally from New Jersey, Mamone got his start with the Genovese family before moving to Florida and becoming part of the Trafficante family. However, by the late 1920s, facing little pressure, Sicilian gangsters began setting up lucrative gambling and narcotics rackets. "[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]. Trafficante along with 56 other mobsters was arrested in New York while discussing what to do about the recent death of Gambino family head, Albert Anastasia. When his son, Santo Jr., took over the family operations, he was also a regular fixture at the Columbia. 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. . Although his descendants were from Naples, Italy, he was born with blond hair and as he grew into adulthood . More importantly, Castro imprisoned Trafficante and then had him exiled from Cuba. Santo, Jr. never spent a day in jail, and he died of natural causes in 1987. But according to declassified documents released in 1992, Santo Trafficante Jr. made a deathbed confession of his involvement in the Presidents murder. The conference was held during the week of December 22, 1946, at the Hotel Nacional. 2. The Trafficante connection with New York was strong and lucrative . That arrest also led Cuban authorities to become warier of the mobster, especially as the political tides seemed to be turning there. He is buried in Tampa's Oaklawn Cemetery. // ]]>, Report an Issue | There are few indicators that the family is still an active crime network. 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. All Rights Reserved. Birmingham crime family - defunct since 1938; Florida. [6] Trafficante Jr. had known Lucchese since the 1940s, when his father and Lucchese had trained him in the mafia traditions. Yeah, Scott has some great information. The members of other crime families sometimes refer to Lucchese family members as "Lukes". Santo Trafficante, Jr. succeeded his father as the boss of Tampa and ruled his family with an iron fist. Ignacio Antinori, a Sicilian-born immigrant, became a well-known drug kingpin and the Italian crime boss during the late 1920s. He even sent his son, Santo Trafficante Junior, to New York, to gain a better understanding of how the mafia operated there. He stood back in the shadows, while men like Ignazio Antinori and Charlie Wall were well-known crime figures about town. He 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. Despite numerous stunted ambitions, he was regarded as one of the most powerful mob bosses of the American Mafia. After Cuban revolution, the Mafia saw Castro as a threat to their business. The family suspected the perpetrator was Charlie Wall and consequently, in 1955, had him killed. "The Everything Mafia Book, Second Edition". This is good money for not a big crew, I'm going to Google some stuff, see if I can find this indictment. [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. Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano - Made Famous in "Donnie Brasco". [6], Santo Jr. was deeply involved in the CIA efforts to involve the underworld in assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. He started off life as a down and out kid who rose to lead what is today known as the Genovese Crime Family. What the fuck seriously?! 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 mid-2000's, he would say he was a legitimate businessman, citing his ownership of a car dealership, and employment at various restaurants and night clubs over the years. [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. Among the very first mafiosi to ever set up shop in Tampa were members of the Antinori, Italiano, and Scaglione families, who were all mafiosi back in Sicily. The conference had a major impact on the future direction of the criminal underworld and it held more importance and significance than the Havana Conference of 1946 and the Apalachin meeting of 1957. 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. He also controlled a few bars, lounges, restaurants, night clubs and liquor stores across Florida. The weapon showed up on the x-ray scanner. Batista let Trafficante and other mobsters build as many casinos and hotels as they wanted in exchange for a cash kickback. Ioan got involved in journalism over 20 years ago and has been on the front lines of th. SD provides an endless parade of mafiadom, crime personalities and corrupt officials. On March 8, 1938, Wall's closest associate, Evaristo "Tito" Rubio, was shot on his porch. Trafficante Jr. controlled his Tampa-based crime network for over three decades. In 1953 Santo Jr. survived a shooting. Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, who infiltrated the Mafia for six years as Donnie Brasco, reveals how his undercover work led to more than 100 convictions - and resulted in the death of underworld figure Dominick `Sonny Black' Napolitano. And you're "dealing with some shit"? And a Godfather-like legend surrounds Tampa-born crime boss Santo Trafficante Jr., who took over the Sicilian Mafia in Florida from his father in 1954 and built a criminal empire that was the. LoScalzo plead no contest on October 7, 1997 and received three months of probation. Both Wall's and Antinori's organizations were weakened leaving Santo Trafficante as one of the last and most powerful bosses in Tampa. What Kennedy didn't know was. 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. 3. So, who was this so-called Silent Don who wielded enough power to allegedly kill the President? The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. Whether or not a Mafia conspiracy was behind the assassination of Kennedy is still up for debate. Individuals in this category were/are "made" members of the Trafficante crime family, sometimes known as the Tampa crime family. what they into into these days the tampa italians that is. The. He also controlled a few bars, lounges, restaurants, night clubs and liquor stores across Florida. F. Kennedy not only failed to deliver on his promise to the mob but also actually put the Mafia under increasing pressure. 19541987 Vincent LoScalzo promoted to boss. 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. All rights reserved. Santo Trafficante Senior died in 1954. New York: Barricade Books. July 26, 1931 - Angelo Lazzara was an early member of the Trafficante crime family. On July 1, 1989, LoScalzo was indicted on racketeering charges, including grand theft. However, while the Latin American drug trade has figured prominently in the sunshine states less savory history, so has the Mafia. Author Deitche has certainly done his homework. Monday: A. He was right, and when Castro took power in 1959, Trafficantes burgeoning gambling-and-drugs empire went under siege. This Family first came to the attention of federal law enforcement in the early 1950s, while under the leadership of "Capo" Santo Trafficante Sr. 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. Like a good reporter, the author buttresses his text with piles of references and footnotes, almost to the point of overkill. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. The Havana Conference of 1946 was a historic meeting of United States Mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. By just glancing at those numbers it makes a lot of modern day family rackets look like a joke. [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. [1] Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. [10], On August 5, 2008, the Tampa and New York FBI indicted John A. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida, 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. And the Trafficante Crime family found out that it had an unusual ally in their concerns about Castro: the Central Intelligence Agency. [9] Raffa the leader of the familys Miami faction committed suicide on November 16, 2000. ST. Petersburg Times. You need to be a member of Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org to add comments! He led the organization from 1990 until his death on February 1, 2007. Shit dude, try kicking hammer. Although the Trafficante Family was based in Tampa and St. Petersburg, they also operated down in South Florida around Miami Beach in Dade County and the island nation of Cuba. A ninety-year period of continuous underworld activity. Meet Santo Trafficante: The Silent Don Who Tried To Kill Fidel Castro And May Have Ordered JFKs Assassination. Late in life LoScalzo denied any connections to organized crime. Trafficante was jailed and deported when Fidel Castro rose to power, leading him to spend a good portion of his adult life hatching a plan of revenge. Trafficante Family Chart- All in the family - GangsterBB.NET Forums for Mafia Movies & More 1 registered members ( dsd ), 31 guests, and 3 spiders. Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. In a 1978 legal testimony, Trafficante discussed how quickly Castro shut it all down, then reopened the casinos on his own terms. [1] Late in life, LoScalzo denied any connections to organized crime. 2008, Deitche, Scott. Santo Trafficante Jr. was a reserved, modest man married to the same woman for 49 years. Santo Trafficante Jr. Through the decades illicit rackets primarily consisted of unlicensed alcohol, narcotics smuggling and wholesale distribution, the Cuban numbers game known as Bolita, slot machines, and other forms of gambling like horse and sports bookmaking. The body of Francesco Cali, a reputed boss of the Gambino crime family, lay crumpled outside. As we head into 2020 About The Mafia takes its annual look at the current Mafia bosses and hierarchies for the remaining American Mafia families. These included a contingent of native-born redneck southerners who resented the Sicilians encroaching on their perceived territory, independent Italians, Cubans, other varied Hispanics, Blacks, and White southerners. . 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 And the Trafficante Crime family found out that it had an unusual ally in their concerns about Castro: the Central, Trafficante Jr. controlled his Tampa-based crime network for over three decades. The Atlantic City Conference held between 1316 May 1929 was a historic summit of leaders of organized crime in the United States. And despite relatively small time beginnings, Trafficante proved to be a shrewd mobster. LoScalzo's new family was smaller because many of the older mobsters were dead or retired. That was in part due to his lifestyle. On July 1, 1989 LoScalzo was indicted on racketeering charges that included grand theft, the charges were later dropped and then reinstated. Jeff is welcomed today by Ioan Grillo, one of the best journalists in the game today on narcos and drug cartels. The Trafficante Family Leadership Chart below depicts all known inducted members and their significant criminal associates from approximately 1910 through 2000. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. [6] Trafficante Jr. would frequently meet with Lucchese in New York City for dinner. In Trafficante Sr.'s adult life he portrayed himself as a successful Tampa cigar factory owner. The Trafficante family of Florida. [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. Zeng8r/Wikimedia Common A set of bolita balls. Against All Odds: Oscar Goodman and the Jimmy Chagra Murder Trial, Drug trafficker Peter Shue on coke vs. heroin, doing 21 years, Suge, Alpo, Keith Sweat, Madonna & Mike Tyson, Inside Italy's biggest Mafia trial in decades. Bliss, A.J., "MAKING A SUNBELT PLACE: TAMPA, FLORIDA," 19231964, Ph.D. dissertation, 2010. John"Handsome Johnny"Roselli, sometimes spelled Rosselli, was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip. Trafficante Sr. passed away four years later, leaving Jr. his Tampa and Cuba-based criminal empire. Santo Jr. succeeded his father as the boss of Tampa upon his death. Copyright 2019-2023, Button Guys of The New York Mafia. WTF does that mean? "Throwback: Tampa mob trail". October 16, 2006, Van Sickler, Michael. In Trafficante Sr.'s adult life he portrayed himself as a successful Tampa cigar factory owner. 19401954 Santo Trafficante, Sr. died in August 1954 of a heart attack. 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. However, LoScalzo was nonetheless able to expand the families criminal reach into new locations across Florida, and took advantage of alliances with other Mafia families to ensure the mob maintained its hold on criminal activities. [9] Raffa the leader of the familys Miami faction committed suicide on November 16, 2000. Charlie Wall entered into a turf war against Italian mobster Ignacio Antinori that lasted for over ten years. As we all know, he was right, and Kennedy was assassinated by a sniper in November 1963. Prosecutors allege 70-year-old John Mamone stole around $3.8 million by submitting phony bills to Medicare for knee, shoulder and wrist braces. Like Trafficante Jr. before him, had many close calls with law enforcement, but always escaped serious charges. A A One of the oldest Italian crime groups to ever operate in the United States was the Santo Trafficante Family of Florida. After the death of Santo Jr . Who better than his son, Trafficante Jr., to inherit his throne? Deegan was part of the Bonanno crime family, and was the maternal uncle of American academic administrator Gerard T. Indelicato, who served as education advisor to Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court? The CIA came to Trafficante, and asked for his help in enlisting the Mafia to assassinate the Cuban leader. [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.[11]. Trafficantes partnership with Batista was profitable for both parties and so the mobsters fate became inextricably tied to that of Cubas political climate. - Trafficante crime family. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. President John. October 16, 2006, Van Sickler, Michael. The charges were later dropped and then reinstated. The charges were later dropped and then reinstated. The chart was made by Scott M. Deitche on his site. He continued to operate his crime Family unscathed until the day he died. New York: Barricade Books. The Trafficante Family Under Santo Junior. Trafficante had already set up Bolita games throughout the city and was a very powerful man. 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. [2]. Finally, in 1987, Trafficante died at the age of 72. Hoffa said to me, This has to be done.'. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. ST. Petersburg Times. For nearly seven decades, Santo Trafficante, Sr. and his son, Santo, Jr. were prominent gangsters on the Tampa crime scene. This list may not reflect recent changes. The mafiosos that made up the family are either retired, in prison, or have died due to old age. 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. He moved to Cuba in 1955 where he met the countrys authoritarian ruler Fulgencio Batista. Antinori was regarded as the first boss of the Tampa crime family, later known as the Trafficante crime family. [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. This is the full chart of the Trafficante Mafia Family of Tampa, FL. By the 1930s Ignacio Antinori and Charlie Wall were in a bloody war for ten years, which would later be known as "Era of Blood". New York: Barricade Books. New Orleans crime family acting boss Anthony Carollo with 16 members of . Lucchese crime family 1970s. At least 26 people with ties to the Trafficante family and the New York-based Mafia have been convicted in Central and South Florida since Trafficante's death, federal court records show. He was killed, beaten with a baseball bat, and his throat slit, on April 18, 1955. 1954 - Santo Trafficante, Jr., (Nov. 15, 1914, to March 17, 1987), became Tampa Mafia boss upon the death of his father. After the Kennedy hubbub, Trafficante kept a low profile or, lower that is. Century, Tampa was a small but growing city, and the organized crime it faced was modest. Yet, despite decades of intense Federal investigation and scrutiny, the United States Government never laid a single glove on Santo Trafficante. Immigrating right along with these hard-working early Sicilian immigrants came a band of shadowy criminal figures from their homeland. Smokes 420, sounds like you need prayer. Decisions made in Havana resonated throughout US crime families during the ensuing decades. Die Bufalino-Familie (Pittston Crime Family, Scranton Wilkes-Barre Family) war eine italo-amerikanische Mafiafamilie der amerikanischen Cosa Nostra und in der nordstlichen Region von Pennsylvania, bzw. Wall controlled his organization from the Tampa neighborhood of Ybor City, and employed Italians, Cubans and men of other ethnicities in his organization. The old family membership has died and the Tampa Mob has fallen into the shadows of the New York mobs. [1] Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. "They told me to go to the draft board and sign up. He maintained close working ties with the Lucchese crime family and the Bonanno crime family from New York City. Santo Sr. had Lumia killed after finding out he had been bad mouthing him while he was in Cuba. Santo Trafficante was wanted in 48 states by the time he was 43. 19501954 Santo Trafficante, Jr. promoted to boss. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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