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Santo Trafficante Jr. Organized Crime Figure. Born in Tampa, Florida to Sicilian parents Mafia don Santo Trafficante, Sr. and his wife Maria Giuseppa Cacciatore. Santo Trafficante grew up in the Florida underworld, working his father's gambling rackets and getting experience in the business. Santos married Josephine Marchese in 1938, they...
Jan 16, 2009 · The Silent Don exposes the life and ruthless times of one of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses. With a criminal empire that stretched from the Gulf Coast throughout the Caribbean, Trafficante was linked to drug trafficking, plots to kill Fidel Castro, and the assassination of JFK.
- Scott M. Deitch
In this episode, we will discuss the fascinating life of Tampa's most powerful mobster: Santo Trafficante Jr. While shouldering the legacy of his father and...
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Santo Trafficante Sr. (May 28, 1886 – August 11, 1954) was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. Santo Trafficante Sr. gained power as a mobster in Tampa, Florida and ruled the Mafia in Tampa from the 1930s until his death in 1954.
Louis Santo Trafficante Jr. Former casino operator Santo Trafficante Jr., 43, left, of Tampa, Fla. was detained by police in Havana, Cuba, June 10, 1959. He is custody of police captains Sergio Martin Vidal center, and Ignacio Barbon, right. Trafficante was arrested at his home in fashionable Vedado district. Police announced detention but gave ...
May 1, 2007 · The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr. exposes the life and ruthless times of one of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses. With a criminal empire that stretched from the Gulf Coast throughout the Caribbean, Trafficante was linked to drug trafficking, plots to kill Fidel Castro, and the assissination of JFK.
- Scott M. Deitch
Oct 12, 2021 · And, in 1954, the committee helped the St. Petersburg police investigate whether Santo Trafficante Jr. and his brother Henry Trafficante offered a bribe to law enforcement in that city.
