While he had several close calls with law enforcement including the famed FBI Donnie Brasco investigation he never spent a single day of his life in jail. 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. In the mid-2000s, he would say he was a legitimate businessman, citing, Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo - De Facto Boss of the Chicago Outfit, Giacomo Black Jack Tocco - Last of the Old School Detroit Partnership, Joseph Iacobacci - "Joe Loose" of the Cleveland Mob, John "Sonny" Franzese - A Colombo Family Legend. - Listen to Episode 92: Narco Journalist Ioan Grillo by The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. Among those convicted in the murder conspiracy was Frank Diecidue, identified by a U.S. Senate committee as the underboss of Tampa's Trafficante crime family. Santo, Jr. was known to have been 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". Interestingly, Trafficante who was worth about $25 billion at his height in the 80s lived a fairly reserved, modest lifestyle. Alongside Chicago boss Sam Giancana, Roselli and Trafficante came up with some truly insane plots to kill Fidel Castro. "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. 19541987 Frank Ragano he was an attorney/advisor to Santo Trafficante Jr. Decisions made in Havana resonated throughout US crime families during the ensuing decades. 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. This list may not reflect recent changes. - Lyssna p Episode 92: Narco Journalist Ioan Grillo av The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast direkt i din mobil, surfplatta eller webblsare - utan app. In 1992, LoScalzo was arrested at the Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol in his brief case. Not only was it a potential cash cow but his men did not have to be involved in the day-to-day running of the operation. The elder Trafficante was a virtual unknown to law enforcement for most of the early 20th century. [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. Currently I am pursuing PHD, My Interests are Gardening, Learning new things Ignacio Antinori and named after Santo Trafficante, Sr. Hillsborough, Tampa Bay Area and the state of Florida. The Havana Conference is considered to have been the most important mob summit since the Atlantic City Conference of 1929. Trafficante was one of the last surviving members of the original Luciano mob era upon his death, and the truth behind the JFK assassination may have perhaps died with him. He and five others were indicted by a Florida grand jury. The Five Families of New York City could work in any city in the state. 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. In his previous statements, Roselli also tied Lee Harvey Oswalds killer, Jack Ruby, to Santo Trafficante. 19871994 Frank "Daddy Frank" Diecidue longtime Tampa member; died October 19, 1994. [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. But he was also the most powerful crime boss in pre-Castro Cuba, with influence that extended into Florida and the rest of the United States. To add further credence to this theory of JFKs assassination, famed prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi (who also wrote the infamous true crime novel on the Manson Family, Helter Skelter), who penned Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, quoted a witness who said that New Orleans boss Marcello had quipped: The dog [JFK] will keep biting you if you only cut off its tail [RFK]., The final piece of evidence for the theory that Santo Trafficante was involved in JFKs assassination was a witness who reported that the mobster had once said himself that JFK not going to make it to the [1964] election. The chart was made by Scott M. Deitche on his site. Antinori took notice of Santo Trafficante and invited him into his organization and together they expanded the Bolita games across the state. Santo Trafficante Senior died in 1954. //