Oops, something didn't work. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. The "Family Jewels" confirmed that in September 1960, the CIA recruited ex-FBI agent Robert Maheu to approach the West Coast representative of the Chicago mob, Johnny Roselli. English Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. THE HIT THAT EXPOSED SOME OF TAMPAS ELITE. The American governments close ties to Santo Trafficante Jr. and the rest of the Mafia didnt end with their attempts to kill Castro. The investigators were looking for proof of drug-money laundering. He allegedly controlled organized crime operations in Florida and Cuba Services will be followed by a graveside service at the Italian Club Cemetery and a reception at the family home. "[1][13] He stated that he was positive that he did not say it because he always spoke to Aleman in Spanish, and said that there was no way to state the phrase in Spanish. "Banks are my greatest enemy. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. While he had several close calls with law enforcement including the famed FBI, Late in life LoScalzo denied any connections to organized crime. Trafficante took control of the Tampa mob in 1954 after the death of his father, Santo Trafficante Sr. In February 2016, many of Trafficante's personal belongings were sold at an auction in St. Petersburg, Florida. Rosselli testified in 1975 to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the efforts to kill Castro. His sons, Dino and Joseph, run it for him, though he worries that sometimes they don't work hard. So is Santo Jose Trafficante III a mobster? He headed the Trafficante crime family from 1954 to 1987 and controlled organized criminal operations in Florida and Cuba, which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father, Santo Trafficante Sr. Trafficante maintained links to the Bonanno crime family in New York City, but was more closely allied with Sam Giancana in Chicago. His son was turned away from a date's house and his daughter has been refused jobs. Trafficante was arrested again in 1957 for attending the famous Apalachin summit of Mob leaders in New York, but those charges were dropped. Santo Trafficante Jr News reports - YouTube Following his death, Mobster Vincent LoScalvo took over the Trafficante familys criminal network in Florida. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Spoiled by mobsters, Meyer Lansky's daughter recalls family men, not Notoriety comes with family name - Tampa Bay Times She lived an exciting life dividing her time between her multiple family members and friends in Tampa, Miami and Havana. In 1954, Santo Sr. died of natural causes (at a time when some of his remaining rivals were still being violently dispatched), and his son took over leadership of the crime family. The Trafficante Family - American Mafia History Family members linked to this person will appear here. Please reset your password. [11], In 1976, Cuban exile and FBI informant Jose Aleman told The Washington Post that in September 1962, Trafficante had offered him a loan of $1.5million to replace Aleman's three-story "ramshackle motel with a 12-story glass wonder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Trafficante_Jr. Plant a tree to honor the memory of your loved one. Santo Trafficante was wanted in 48 states by the time he was 43. Finally, after the infamous failed Bay of Pigs Invasion, the CIA gave up on their attempts to kill the Cuban dictator and thus Trafficantes attempts at revenge never materialized. Santo Trafficante Jr. Wiki & Bio - everipedia.org Until last year, the younger Trafficante had never been accused of anything more dramatic than bookmaking, a charge that a judge dismissed. Santo Trafficante Jr. had long followed in his fathers footsteps, and proved to be an even more effective Mafia kingpin. [15][16] He stated he was chosen by Hoffa because, as both Hoffa and Trafficante's lawyer, he could be assured of attorneyclient privilege. Josephine Marchese Trafficante, 95, died peacefully in her sleep, Wednesday morning at her home. love gloria "owens" hill. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Born in Tampa, Florida to Sicilian parents Mafia don Santo Trafficante, Sr. and his wife Maria Giuseppa Cacciatore. We are one of them! Wife : Josephine MARCHESE (Santo TRAFFICANTE Jr. married Josephine in Tampa, Florida on April 17, 1938). [8] Allusions to these historic connections were confirmed by the CIA's 2007 declassification of the "Family Jewels" documents. Wife : Josephine MARCHESE (Santo TRAFFICANTE Jr. married Josephine in Tampa, Florida on April 17, 1938). During the 1950s, Trafficante Jr. maintained a narcotic trafficking network with Tommy Lucchese, the boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. Santo Trafficante Jr. (November 15, 1914 - March 17, 1987) was among the most powerful Mafia bosses in the United States. She was a native of Tampa, a second-generation Sicilian immigrant who grew up in Ybor city. Harris & Ewing/Library of Commons/Wikimedia CommonsCuban leader Fulgencio Batista in Washington, D.C. in 1938. He owned and operated some of the most lavish casinos in pre-Castro Cuba. Santo Trafficante Jr. (November 15, 1914 March 17, 1987) was among the most powerful Mafia bosses in the United States. Salcines was observed at the properties the weekend of June 9, 1967. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. Now in his late 70s or early 80s, LoScalzo is reported to be retired. And purchase valuable sports memorabilia for himself. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.. Share to let others add their own memories and condolences. He headed the Trafficante crime family from 1954 to 1987 and controlled organized criminal operations in Florida and Cuba, which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father, Santo Trafficante Sr. TAMPA The daughter sits on the front porch of a little bungalow in Seminole Heights, her new home since her husband died a few months ago down south. based on information from your browser. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Forget everything you think you know about Tampa mafia wives and girlfriends in the 1950s. His business ventures have not always been successful. "When my uncle visited it was like a family reunion. Santo Trafficante Jr. - IMDb He drove standard cars, lived in regular houses in quiet places, was married to the same woman, and generally described as a quiet man. Santo Jr. succeeded his father as the boss of Tampa upon his death. 2023, Tampa Mafia. Getting in bed with Trafficante and other leading members of Americas organized crime seems like a strange thing to do for the CIA. Trafficante scrambled out the passenger-side door. The CIA came to Trafficante, and asked for his help in enlisting the Mafia to assassinate the Cuban leader. His health had declined in his later years. He was known as an organized crimes figure. The idea behind the assassination wasnt just to punish JFK but also to get his brother off the Mobs back. The Shore Acres home is 2,350-square-feet with 10 rooms that Capone reputedly built in 1925 for his mother. "[12] Aleman claimed to have reported Trafficante's comments to his FBI contacts, who "dismissed the Kennedy warnings as gangland braggadocio. Other Mafia leaders, as well as newer organized crime networks, took over many of the rackets the family ran throughout the 20th Century. In January 1963, he married Geraldine Valenti, the daughter. Santo Trafficante Sr. was a Florida mobster who survived a series of vicious gang wars to become the leader of a powerful Mafia crime family based in Tampa. Failed to report flower. Dr. Dennis Pupello was looking for heart disease, brought on by his overweight and diabetic patient's "voracious eating.". Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. After Cuban revolution, the Mafia saw Castro as a threat to their business. I have thought of you and Santo many times over the past 50 years. Santo was known to have been deeply involved in the CIA efforts to involve the underworld in assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. Trafficantes father was the lucky survivor of what was called the Era of Blood, when rival gangs based in Tampa fought for control of Prohibition-era nightclubs and, crucially, the local numbers rackets called bolitas. Battling Mob rivals in South Florida essentially weakened each other financially and, through murder, the number of available soldiers. After Fidel Castro's revolutionary government seized the assets of Trafficante's Cuban businesses and expelled him from the country as an "undesirable alien," Trafficante came into contact with various US intelligence operatives, and was involved in several unsuccessful plans to assassinate Castro. [13] He testified that he was brought into the plot by Roselli and Giancana, who had been recruited by Maheu. Like many of the most prominent mobsters of the 20th century, his father, Santo Trafficante Sr., grew up in Sicily, Italy but became a major player in the criminal world after migrating to America. President John. He was a well-respected boss, even among the far larger New York crime families. "If my uncle knew I was talking to the press, Christ, he'd shoot me," Trafficante says, half-laughing. He died on March 17, 1987. Trafficantes partnership with Batista was profitable for both parties and so the mobsters fate became inextricably tied to that of Cubas political climate. Santo was one of the FBIs targets in that case. In the early 20th Century, Tampa was a small but growing city, and the organized crime it faced was modest. Whether or not a Mafia conspiracy was behind the assassination of Kennedy is still up for debate. My thoughts and prayers are with you all! Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. He wants Trafficante, whom he considers to have an authoritative palate, to sample a new pastry that Alessi plans to sell at his bakery. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. In the mid-2000s, 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. 93461.". The other guys are two doctors, who say they'll testify if they're summoned to court. That arrest also led Cuban authorities to become warier of the mobster, especially as the political tides seemed to be turning there. The beachfront properties were the site of many parties and barbecues. A year later they had their first son, Frank, born on April 16, 1910. 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. According to the account of Judith Exner, however, one of JFKs many mistresses, it was she who introduced Kennedy to Chicago boss Giancana. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. The international narcotics trade was also an important topic on the Apalachin agenda. [22], sfn error: no target: CITEREFDouglass2010 (, Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 15:02, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. 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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. Trafficante maintained links to the Bonanno crime family in New York City, but was more closely allied with Sam Giancana in Chicago. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Make sure that the file is a photo. 12 talking about this. Consequently, while generally recognized as the most powerful organized crime figure in Florida throughout much of the 20th century, Trafficante was not believed to have total control over Miami, Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, or Palm Beach. Tampa Mafia Tour - Tampa Mafia Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Authorities said he leaked a list of suspects in the case and then lied about it. For the last 20 years, everyone knew her as JuJu. It was all on the up and up. Santo Traficante Jr fue uno de los ltimos y mas poderosos capos de la mafia en Florida y Cuba. "[12], In 1978, both Trafficante and Aleman were called to testify before members of the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating possible links between Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and anti-Castro Cubans, including the theory that Castro had Kennedy killed in retaliation for the CIA's attempts on his own life. [4] All were fined, up to $10,000 each, and given prison sentences ranging from three to five years. Now he owns a 210-acre orange grove in southern Hillsborough. Trafficante again escaped conviction. Mrs. Gerry, Gina, Dino, Joe and Marisa - they broke the mold with Traff. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Early in Trafficantes federal court case in 1986, the judge declared a mistrial. "I was the most expensive forklift driver in the world," he says with a smile. During a recent trip to Lake Tahoe he bought two basketballs autographed by Michael Jordan. Love, Jimmy Schaffer. He is just a businessman, he says, his money tied up in wholesale automobiles, an orange grove and real estate. Chris and I will never forget Santo's presence at Leia's welcome home party. Zeng8r/Wikimedia Common A set of bolita balls. When you start talking about organized crime, things can get dicey. Wikimedia CommonsPresident John F. Kennedy, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Honorary Pallbearers are Joe Castellana, Malio Iavarone, FrankCookie Fava, Antonino Marchese, Derek Iavarone, Frank Albano, Drew Smith, Joey Hunt, Michael Sierra, Tony Marchese, Peter Albano, Mario Pullara, Frank Miranda, Dino Trafficante, and Joseph Trafficante. Santo Trafficante Jr. (November 15, 1914 March 17, 1987) was among the most powerful Mafia bosses in the United States. All the while, he lives in a palatial lakeside compound in rural northwest Hillsborough. Welcome to Boxer Cycle Works. The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. SANTO TRAFFICANTE SR, A Sicilian of the Old School, RULED TAMPAS UNDERWORLD FOR MORE THAN A DECADE! Fla. (AP), Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52792202/frank-cacciatore-trafficante, L'Unione Italiana Cemetery, Ybor City, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Trafficante_Jr, Death of Santo Trafficante, Jr at Houston, TX. "I was going to ask him to come over and try our beignets to see how they compare to the Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans," Alessi says. Verify and try again. The hit man and the mobster: Jack Ruby and Santos Trafficante Organized Crime Figure. You'll learn about bolita, the rumored tunnels of Ybor, and the Era of Blood. Federal investigators brought racketeering and conspiracy charges against him in the summer of 1986. Share Santo's life story with friends and family. And then there are the infinite conspiracy theories about the assassination of President Kennedy, many of them featuring Trafficante. Indeed, some people would rather not dwell on the less-than-noble aspects of our local history. The original Malio's Restaurant located on South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida. He worked to expand the crime familys business holding and territory he was particularly interested in Cuba as a location for gambling, hotels and night clubs and worked to cement good ties with his fellow mobsters in New York City. Scott M. Deitche, Mob Museum Advisory Council member and mob http://www.scottdeitche.com/books.htmlauthor of Tampa's favorite books, Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld & The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jror Manny Leto, previous Editor of Cigar City Magazine and Tampa historian, will guide you on a 1.5 -2 hour walking tour to old gambling palaces, street corners, and alleys where some mobsters met their demise, and restaurants where wise guys, like famed boss Santo Trafficante Jr, held court. "But then you get into alias this and alias that and when they get you in court, you probably just create more problems," he says. Shop eBooks and audiobooks at Rakuten Kobo. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. I hold such fond memories of Santo & Gerry when I was growing up. I found on Findagrave.com. Trafficante had now not only lost an ally but a significant portion of his income as his casinos were closed by the Marxist revolutionary. [14], The HSCA had previously quoted Aleman as stating that he thought Trafficante's use of the phrase "he is going to be hit" meant that the mob boss knew Kennedy was going to be killed. Dennis Caruso/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesFrank Ragano and Santo Trafficante Jr. (right). This account has been disabled. prosecution, fled temporarily to Cuba. He walked outside and got into a 1951 Mercury sedan driven by one of his associates. [15] He repeated the claim two days later on ABC's Good Morning America,[16] in Newfield's Frontline report entitled JFK, Hoffa and Mob broadcast in November 1992,[17] and again in his 1994 autobiography Mob Lawyer. Another bank sued Trafficante and his wife in October for repayment of a $100,000 promissory note. Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista in Washington, D.C. in 1938. Santo Trafficante, Sr., the powerful Trafficante crime family's patriarch, was born on May 28, 1886, in Alexandria Della Rocca, Sicily. The seeds for Trafficantes most interesting historical chapter were planted, as the mobster would go on to have a well-established relationship with the CIA in an ongoing effort to assassinate Castro. Valenti hired his son-in-law at the produce company and allowed him to name his own salary. When Fidel Castro began his ascent to power in the 1950s, Santo Trafficante feared the radical Marxist revolutionary wouldnt cooperate with him. Like Trafficante Jr. before him, had many close calls with law enforcement, but always escaped serious charges. "They wouldn't even let me go to the track. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Santo Trafficante (53540265)? The other case was a RICO indictment for insurance fraud. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. "I still don't think I did anything wrong," Trafficante says. At 76,. This is a carousel with slides. Join us for this one-of-a-kind walking tour of Tampa's most storied neighborhood. 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. After this look at Santo Trafficante Jr., read the gruesome story of the murderous American dentist, Benjamin Salomon, of World War II. Ex-FBI agent and later Howard Hughes aide Robert Maheu of Las Vegas was one of the primary go-betweens for Trafficante. Santo Trafficante, Jr (1914 - 1987) - Genealogy - geni family tree And all this occurred throughout seven Sylvia at age 12 and her father Jimmy Velasco in California, June 1948 Jimmy Velasco was a political fixer. Images of America Series de libros - eBooks | Rakuten Kobo Mxico 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. Santo Trafficante then categorically denied every allegation about stating he wanted RFK or JFK dead and got off scot-free. He dressed nicely but not ostentatiously, and his choice of cars was never flashy. James Anthony Traficant Jr. (May 8, 1941 - September 27, 2014) was an American politician who served as a Democrat, and later independent, member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.He represented the 17th Congressional District, which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio's Mahoning Valley. He sought treatment for stomach cancer and was ready to hand power over to a trusted lieutenant. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Mobster Johnny Rosselli, who worked for both Trafficante and the Chicago Outfit, was another associate involved in the unsuccessful efforts to kill Castro and, according to some biographies, was the man who put Trafficante and Giancana together with Maheu. Bankruptcy court documents show that Trafficante is owed $500,000 by a business partner. He is currently working on his seventh book, The Jersey Mob., Feedback or questions? He was left with about 25 horses at his stable in Lutz that he couldn't race and couldn't sell for more than it cost to keep them fed. Mob Lawyer Frank Ragano Says He Knows Who Killed JFK", "Book alleges plot to kill JFK in Tampa, cover-up", "At Santo Trafficante auction, a chance to buy a piece of Tampa's mob history", Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, Associated Press report on Trafficante's death, "Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life" By Robert Lacy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santo_Trafficante_Jr.&oldid=1140940042, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 15:02. One of the last surviving mobsters from the Luciano era, he died of heart disease in a Houston, Texas, hospital in 1987. Consequently, while generally recognized as the most powerful organized crime figure in Florida throughout much of the 20th century, Trafficante was not believed to have total control over Miami, Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, or Palm Beach. When he applied to the state for a parimutuel license that would allow him to race his horses at Tampa Bay Downs, he was refused. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. By December 1953, one more rival was dead and another was too scared to even venture out of his home. A car registered to former state attorney and current state appellate judge E.J. The glamorous casino in the Hotel Nacional De Cuba in Havana in 1958. Rosselli later claimed to be involved with or to actually be a shooter in a Mob conspiracy to kill President John F. Kennedy, and some accounts have Trafficante involved in the alleged, and unproven, conspiracy. Santo told the state attorney, I dont have an enemy in the world. Sorry! You need a Find a Grave account to continue. please know that i am praying for you and your family. After the Kennedy hubbub, Trafficante kept a low profile or, lower that is. Who better than his son, Trafficante Jr., to inherit his throne? He headed the . Many fond memories of Santo will continue with me. Our prayers are with you. His new attorney general his beloved brother, Robert F. Kennedy went after organized crime with a vengeance. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Santo Trafficante Jr. Learns About Sonny Franzese Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Our thoughts and prayers with you. Batista let Trafficante and other mobsters build as many casinos and hotels as they wanted in exchange for a cash kickback. This browser does not support getting your location. He was severed from that trial for medical reasons. However the meeting came to be, the mob nonetheless brought influential states like Illinois into the Kennedy fold in exchange for the White House going easy on organized crime. We cant help ourselves when it comes to watching mob films like The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino and HBOs Boardwalk Empire and the iconic cable TV show, The Sopranos. All Rights Reserved. Try again later. For the U.S. government, it was a classic case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend.. [19] He claimed three witnesses could support his statement that he met Trafficante in Tampa, but refused to name them, adding: "One guy is afraid of retaliation. 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. There are few indicators that the family is still an active crime network. But considering the fiercely anti-Soviet atmosphere of the Cold War, its not that hard to believe. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. He was rumored to be part of a Mafia syndicate which owned many Cuban hotels and casinos. Try again later. Despite his arrest, Trafficante managed to escape charges and continue to fly under the laws radar. Trafficante Sr. passed away four years later, leaving Jr. his Tampa and Cuba-based criminal empire. Century, Tampa was a small but growing city, and the organized crime it faced was modest. "There's no such thing as organized crime in Hillsborough County," Trafficante says, clapping his hands for emphasis. Scott M. Deitche is the author of six books on organized crime, including a biography of Santo Trafficante Jr., and has written dozens of articles on organized crime for magazines and newspapers. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53540265/santo-trafficante. At age 16, he boarded the S.S. Lombardia and set sail for American in search of a better life. prosecution, fled temporarily to Cuba. Treasury Department History of Santo Trafficante Jr 1961 He died of natural causes, at the age of 72, in Houston, Texas. There was an error deleting this problem. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. As we all know, he was right, and Kennedy was assassinated by a sniper in November 1963. Daughters: Mary Josephine Sarah Ann Brothers: Frank, Salvatore (Sam), Epifanio and Enrico (Henry) Uncle: Joseph M. CACCIATORE (convicted narcotic trafficker) CRIMINAL HISTORY:

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