Mother: Maria Giuseppa CACCIATORE born in Italy (date and place unknown - believed to be deceased). [9] In his book, Ragano claimed that Hoffa, who was being hounded by United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy on corruption and jury tampering charges, asked him to convey a message to Trafficante and Marcello that an assassination of President Kennedy should be arranged. A ninety-year period of continuous underworld activity. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Remember the odessey and the bar across the street used to go in when I was 15 and make friends with all the working girls. Afterwards, the son he had groomed to take his place, Santo Trafficante Jr., took the reins of the Trafficante crime family. Santo Trafficante, Sr., the powerful Trafficante crime family's patriarch, was born on May 28, 1886, in Alexandria Della Rocca, Sicily. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Santo Trafficante Sr., along with Santo Jr., skipped town to avoid the summonses. Damn what was the name of that place. 1954 - Santo Trafficante, Jr., (Nov. 15, 1914, to March 17, 1987), became Tampa Mafia boss upon the death of his father. During his reign, Trafficante was a well-respected boss with ties to Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Thomas Lucchese. One of the vigilante gunmen involved in the 1891 Mafia lynchings in New Orleans reported that he subsequently spotted a number of New Orleans Mafiosi doing business in Tampa, Florida. [8] In 1995, the A&E Network aired an episode of American Justice devoted to his career as a "defender of the mob. Be the first to post a memory or condolences. Ragano wrote that on March 13, 1987, a dying Trafficante (he died four days later) asked to meet him in Tampa for a hurried meeting. His successor, Ignazio Antinori, soon found himself in a war for control of the rackets with Charlie Wall, an independent racketeer known as The White Shadow (his nickname from local Latino residents) and dean of the underworld. [6] He used his position with Hoffa to help place loans from the Teamsters' pension funds in return for "finder's fees." Prohibition, local Mafia leaders became politically connected through regional racketeer Charlie Wall (who later became an adversary). He was shot to death in a Tampa tavern on November 4, 1953. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. 1937 - Additional local underworld power fell into Trafficante's hands when Giuseppe Vaglica was murdered in July 1937. Scott's favorite cocktail is the Negroni. Maria Giuseppe Cacciatore Trafficante was born on February 15, 1888, and had a brother Joseph M Cacciatore. Records: 68. [32] Ragano said that Jim Garrison served as a patsy for the New Orleans mob by disseminating theories that served to distract attention from mafia figures who were involved in the plot. Except for the shocking disclosures about his deceased former clients, there is no reason to read this book. 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. Learn more about merges. Scott has been featured on The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, A&E, C-SPAN, and both national and local news and radio shows. was supposedly built by Santo Traficante. He pushed Charlie Wall out of the rackets, and consolidated power in the Tampa Mafia. Col. White did not reveal any evidence supporting his assertion. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Havana (/hvn/; Spanish: La Habana [la aana] (listen)) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. Sam is the cousin of Tampa mob boss Santo Trafficante Sr, and the son of old-school Tampa mobster Joseph "Jo-Jo" Cacciatore. Add to your scrapbook. Santo Trafficante (Luigi Santo Trafficante) was born on 15 November, 1914 in Tampa, Florida, USA, is an Actor. It is unclear just when Trafficante became involved in running illegal liquor (one source says Mob boss Ignazio Antinori brought Trafficante into the fold), but by the late 1920s, Santo Trafficante Sr. was heavily involved in bootlegging whiskey in Ybor during Prohibition., The other racket that Santo Sr. started dabbling in was illegal gambling, specifically the game of bolita, an early type of lottery game with a hundred balls made of wood or ivory drawn in front of a crowd; the game later morphed into a typical numbers game. Year should not be greater than current year. 1920s - Gaetano Zummo (c1892, to June 6, 1956) and Giuseppe Vaglica (June 16, 1893, to July 11, 1937), both of Monreale, Sicily, became influential underworld leaders in Tampa in the early Prohibition Era. Despite his decision to testify in front of the Kefauver Committee, Wall faced no retribution in Tampa. Santo was born on May 28 1886, in Cianciani, Italy. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Santo Trafficante Jr. was a well-known mafia figure from Tampa. : 2028-05-02: Santo Trafficante of the New York Americans is injured and is . [42], In August, 2013, The Tampa Tribune newspaper and ESPN published allegations by a former employee of the Palma Ceia Country Club in Tampa, claiming that in 1973 the employee overheard Ragano, Trafficante and Marcello discussing plans by Bobby Riggs to throw the famed tennis match with female tennis star Billie Jean King. John Binder Collection. "Sam" was a supervisor of the Bolita rackets of the Trafficante operation. Failed to delete memorial. [5], By 1960 Ragano was already known as a shrewd, up-and-coming criminal defense attorney, who defended a wide range of clients. 2021 Cigar City Magazine. From about 1930 until Antinori's death, with both Wall's and Antinori's criminal ranks depleted by the casualties and lives lost by their fighting each other, The war ended in the 1940's when Ignacio Antinori was shot and killed. A native and lifelong resident of Tampa, Mr. Traffi-cante is survived by his loving family, wife, Ger Try again later. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Last edited on 26 December 2022, at 16:12, Learn how and when to remove this template message. By the late 1800s to early 1900s, Italian immigrants from Sicily were drawn to the City of Tampa and a tight-knit Little Italy-type community soon developed. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. His latest book is Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. The Trafficante Family Under Santo Junior . Florida and Cuba were ruled by top don Santo Trafficante. Please try again later. [41] Hart also quoted Frank Mankiewicz, Robert F. Kennedy's press secretary, as finding Ragano's scenario as "the most plausible (assassination) theory". Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Santo Trafficante Sr. was born on May 24, 1886, in Cianciana, Sicily. [21] As a result, he was suspended from the practice of law in 1976, and claims that Trafficante provided no support and abandoned him. Trafficante was born in Cianciana, a short distance inland from Santo Stefano in the Province of Agrigento. The family suspected it was Charlie Wall and they had him killed in 1955. During one such visit, Trafficante told Ragano that in 1957 he and others had set up then Senator John F. Kennedy in a Havana hotel room with several prostitutes, and that Trafficante rued the day he had failed to preserve the moment in secret surveillance tapes that could have been used for bribery purposes. And it was the favorite eating establishment of the enigmatic Santo Trafficante Sr, as well as his son and namesake, Santo Jr. Joe has to find a way to get the caporegime of the Bonanno crime family, Dominick Napolitano aka Sonny Black, to agree to getting involved with the crime family controlling Florida, the Trafficante family. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Raffa died of an apparent suicide in 2000 while awaiting trial on racketeering, loansharking and gambling charges. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 1920s - With the arrival of U.S. [7] Ragano witnessed kickbacks of millions of dollars to Hoffa from the Teamsters' pension fund. The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida.The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. From there he took a train to Tampa, already home to a sizable Sicilian population from the towns of Cianciana . During the 1940s, Trafficante Sr. maintained a strong alliance with Tommy Lucchese, the boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. OF FATHER'S DEATH, Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52792202/frank-cacciatore-trafficante, Cianciana, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, L'Unione Italiana Cemetery, Ybor City, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. From city to city and state to state, Button Guys of The New York Mafia breaks down the history of organized crime in America. The real mafia played dominoes at the casino and never disclosed themselves. Ignazio Italiano died in August 1930 at the age of seventy. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar spent seven years on Forbes list of worlds richest. As such, Trafficante Sr. controlled gambling rackets for bolita, a lottery game popular . Private entombment will follow. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Santo Trafficante grew up in the Florida underworld, working his father's gambling rackets and getting experience in the business. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. In 1953 Santo Jr. survived a shooting. I'm sure not many these days will remember the place. Over time, Tampa became home to greater numbers of Sicilians from the area of Santo Stefano Quisquina, in the Province of Agrigento, and Mafia leaders originally from Santo Stefano and its neighboring communities became prominent. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. The complaint was ignored and Italiano and Ferrara were never seen again. Santo Trafficante in MyHeritage family trees (Bodami Family Site) Santo Trafficante in St. Petersburg Times - Aug 13 1954 Santo Trafficante in St . As Santo built a family and a social life, events in Tampa and elsewhere created an environment for upheaval and opportunity in the citys underworld. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2pm Friday, July 16, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 5225 N. Himes Ave. Santo Trafficante Sr. filled this power vacuum. Santo Trafficante Sr. was born on May 24, 1886, in Cianciana, Sicily. Santo Trafficante - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage 9209 Post Road, Odessa This is the home of Santo Jose Trafficante, nephew of Santo Trafficante Jr. Santo Jose was named by the FDLE in 1992 as a member of the Trafficante crime family. I played there in the 70's and many wrestlers use to hang out there. The procession, including a line of vans carrying floral arrangements, wound from the Wilson Sammon funeral home to his final resting place, a freestanding tomb in the southern section of the LUnione Italiana Cemetery. [32] He repeated the claim two days later on ABC's Good Morning America,[33] in Newfield's Frontline report entitled JFK, Hoffa and Mob broadcast in November 1992,[34] and again in his 1994 autobiography Mob Lawyer. One of the oldest Italian crime groups to ever operate in the United States was the Santo Trafficante Family of Florida. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. In December 1950, the Kefauver Committee came to Tampa, looking, as it did in other U.S. cities, to uncover the depth of organized crime influence in the city. "[31] Goldfarb added, "Cynics will wonder whether Mob Lawyer is merely the latest entry in the books-by-crooks genre. I live at 9205 Poes Rd., Odessa, FL. [26] On May 13, 1998, in Tampa, Frank Ragano died in his sleep. However, statements made by Trafficante during 1963 seemed to predict the assassination. Trafficante crime family. Notoriety comes with family name - Tampa Bay Times All of them was not evil strickly business men. Santo Trafficante 1914-1987 - Ancestry lucianos partner port of tampa ditaliano salvatore the red, All In early 1947, Col. George White of the bureau accused Salvatore "Charlie Luciano" Lucania - then under arrest in Havana, Cuba - of ordering the 1940 slaying of Antinori as part of his effort to establish an orderly narcotics and vice network across the United States. Ragano worked on various attempts to free Trafficante, who was released in early 1960 and returned to the United States. A Drive-By Historical Tour of Tampa's Notorious Wise Guys Treasury Department History of Santo Trafficante Jr 1961 Start a free family tree online and well do the searching for you. From 1928 until 1940, known as the Era of Blood, rival gangsters felled each other with sawed-off shotgun blasts. According to Hal Shaw, a former employee of the Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club (an exclusive private club near downtown Tampa, Florida), he overheard Ragano tell Trafficante and Marcello that Riggs owed over $100,000 to the mob, and that in exchange for throwing the match his debt would be absolved. We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time. Mafia Don. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Santo Trafficante passed away on 17 Mar 1987 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. [41] According to Hart, Ragano presented an "earthy motive, vastly more plausible than the movie theory. It indicated that his remains would be transported back to the U.S. for burial by his son Salvatore "Sam" Zummo of Rhinelander Avenue in the Bronx. [25] In 1993 he served 10 months in prison. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Sorry! 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. "[28] Publishers Weekly said: "The story, which profits from the smooth style of New York Times crime reporter Raab, has less impact as an account of a man who woke up too late than for its revelations about significant events of our time. Santo Trafficante Jr. had long followed in his father's footsteps, and proved to be an even more effective Mafia kingpin. Testimony of Santos Trafficante. Scott is one of the few writers who has donated items to the Mafia Museum in Las Vegas, and is a regularly-featured guest speaker there. Santos remained the boss of Tampa until he died of natural causes in 1954. To plant trees in memory, please visit the. Both men traveled extensively across the U.S. and had many underworld connections. (Some in the Italiano faction reportedly were less than eager to accept Trafficante as leader and remained so into the next generation.) 1886 Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster ( 1954) 1888 Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach . Yet, despite decades of intense Federal investigation and scrutiny, the United States Government never laid a single glove on Santo Trafficante. They may have commanded remnants of the earlier Monreale-based Mafia there. The most notable boss was Santo Trafficante, Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. . [4] The city has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants,[5][4] and it spans a total of 781.58 km2 (301.77 sq mi) - making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the . Gaetano Zummo's death was recorded by the American Foreign Service in Palermo on June 13. Santo Sr. was reportedly expanding into other lucrative revenue streams. Upon his death, Santo Sr. gave the power to his son, Santo Trafficante, Jr. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Born in Cianciana, Sicily, Italy. Castaways Lounge in Tampa at 4601 W. Kennedy Boulevard in the 1960s and 1970s. Trafficante is among the underworld bosses regularly named by conspiracy theorists as an organizer of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy - a claim Trafficante vehemently denied. Trafficante and Antinori resided close to each other in Tampa and may have been boss and underboss at this time. Connect to 33 Trafficante profiles on Geni, 1940 - 3010 N Blud, Tampa, Precinct 24, Hillsborough, Florida, USA, May 28 1886 - Cianciana Provincia di Agrigento Sicilia, Italy, Giovanni Trafficanti, Carmela Trafficanti (born Dimicelli), Maria Giuseppa Trafficanti (born Cacciatori), Apr 1 1950 - 3010 W Alfred, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, May 28 1886 - Cianciana, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, Giovanni Trafficante, Carmela Trafficante (born Di Miceli), Giuseppe Trafficante, Maria Lopresti (born Trafficante), May 28 1886 - Cianciana, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, Aug 11 1954 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida Territory, United States, Maria Giueseppa Trafficante (born Cacciatore), 1910 - Tampa Ward 6, Hillsborough, Florida, USA, Sicilian-born American Mafia Boss And Racketeer, Giuseppe Trafficante, Maria Lopresti (born Trafficante), Trafficante, Trafficante. A core group of Mafia leaders in the region's Santo Stefano colony formed around Antinori. Netflix, le novit in catalogo giorno per giorno. The Sins of The Godfather? Mob Lawyer Frank Ragano Says He Knows Who In addition, he has appeared on dozens of local and national news shows, as well as more than 40 radio programs. Santo Trafficante then became the Capo-Famiglia who would truly put the Tampa Family on the underworld map, so to speak. These included a contingent of native-born redneck southerners who resented the Sicilians encroaching on their perceived territory, independent Italians, Cubans, other varied Hispanics, Blacks, and White southerners. "[31], On January 14, 1992, Ragano told Jack Newfield of the New York Post that he relayed a request from Hoffa to Trafficante and Marcello asking that the two Mafia bosses kill Kennedy. The Best of Tampa's Mobster Hangouts - Cigar City Magazine Button Guys of The New York Mafia. "[15] He later sued Time for libel[16] and was represented by famed trial lawyer Melvin Belli. Trafficante crime family - Wikipedia Italiano, Vaglica and more than twenty of their Mafia colleagues were arrested on suspicion, photographed and fingerprinted when Cleveland police discovered them at the Statler Hotel on December 5. He died, following a bypass operation at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, before he could stand trial. Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations 17 The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public understanding of organized crime's history and impact on American society. 1930s - Santo Trafficante Sr. was regarded as the leading figure in the Sicilian underworld of Tampa as the Prohibition Era drew to a close. Try again later. On April 18, 1955, eight months after Santo Sr. death, Walls wife came home to Ybor City from visiting her sister to find the 75-year-old Charlie murdered in the back room of their house, throat cut and head bashed in from a blackjack. George Parke did not specifically identify the Mafiosi. Santo Trafficante Sr. was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Santo Trafficante Sr. . During this period, Steve Raffa (Oct. 2, 1941, to Nov. 16, 2000) gained control of the family's wing in the Miami area. [2] In 1954 he was recruited by another attorney to represent several defendants arrested in Tampa for involvement in Santo Trafficante, Jr.'s illegal bolita operations.