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I read old newspaper articles, books and some internet sources to gather my information about the Trafficante crime family article i made on wikipedia. Please do not delete the page. I spent a lot of time on it. If you have more skills then i do, on how to fix the article please help me instead of getting rid of my work.

thanks, domino79 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Domino79 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vinnie Trafficante AKA Duke Smart

Vinnie was born 11-19-73 to JoAnn Rosella who was dating Santos Trafficante Jr. At the time, she not only dated him but also worked for him at the Tropicana Bar. Vinnie was raised by his mother, Santos from time to time and Pasqual Mattassini also played a large part in his life. When Vinnie turned 14 he left Tampa, Fl to stay with John Gotti Jr. In New York and stayed there until he was almost 18. While living in New York he did jobs for the Gambino Crime Family and also the Balotti Family. This guy has done some things he says were terrible, yet he felt it in his blood. Vinnie grew up not sure if the rumors were true that Santos was his bilogical father, or a man named HB Smart, till this day hes still not sure. The Organized Crime world didn't care they took him in anyways, as Vinnie was loyal, trustworthy, and violent natured. Vinnie has charges ranging from fraud to racketeering, yet has never been sentenced to prison. The FBI has questioned Vinnie on several occasions in Tampa and New York, as to my knowledge Vinnie has never said a word. Many people know him as Duke Smart, but those close to him know his true identy is Vinnie Trafficante of Tampa, Fl. I met him while I was working as an agent for FDLE and was investigating him and a few others, after reading a FBI report on him I knew exactly how cunning he could be. These days he seems to have settled down with a wife and four children. The oldest goes by the name Brendan Smart 20, Shania Smart 17, Cristiano Smart 14, and Caiden Smart age unknown, with one grandson named Jayden Smart age also unknown. During his younger days Vinnie was known by others to be extremely violent, yet very caring for those he loved. It's unknown the amount of money he's made over the years, im sure it was enough. Vinnie is still thought to be very connected to the Crime Families in New York, yet he stays under the radar. His alleged biological father Santos died in 1987 of heart failure, theres a court transcript of Judge Anthony Black in Tampa calling Duke Smart aka Vinnie Trafficante the next John Gotti of Florida, who knows? This information is true and correct based on court transcripts, FBI documents, FDLE reports, and people who know him personally. Not sure why you don't have him listed on your page, but he's a significant part of Tampas life of Italian Organized Crime. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.85.151 (talk) 04:59, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Vinnie trafficente AKA Duke smart

Hey this is Jayden smart vinnie”s grandson my grandfather has passed on July 7 2021 due to health conditions I am a teen now and my family is still part of the organization of the trafficante family we keep the legacy going from my father to me. 2603:9000:1F00:E000:A07E:356:60C9:7D28 (talk) 04:43, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]