Santo Trafficante, Sr.
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Santo Trafficante, Sr. (28 May 1886 Cianciana, Sicily - 11 August 1954 Tampa, Florida) was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante, Jr.
Santo Trafficante Sr. gained power as a mobster in Tampa and ruled the Mafia in Tampa from the 1930's until his death in 1954. Trafficante was heavily involved in the operation of illegal bolita lotteries. During his reign, Trafficante was a well respected boss with ties to Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Thomas Lucchese. He sent his son, Santo Trafficante, Jr. to New York to learn from other mobsters. Upon his death, Santo Trafficante Sr. gave the power to his son, Santo Trafficante, Jr. This was a respected decision since the New York bosses and Tampa mobsters liked Santo Jr.
[edit] Further reading
- Dietche, Scott M. Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld. Barricade Books, 2004. ISBN 1-56980-266-1
[edit] External links
- Cuban Information Archives: Santo Trafficante Jr., includes U.S. Treasury Department records of Santo Trafficante, Sr.
- Creative Loafing: The Mob -- A Drive-By Historical Tour of Tampa's Notorious Wise Guys by Scott Deitche
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