The Trafficantes, Godfathers from Tampa, Florida: The Mafia, the CIA and the JFK Assassination

In this page-turning narrative, noted true crime writer Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the story of one of history’s lesser known but most important mob dynasties. For nearly seven decades, Santo Trafficante, Sr. and his son, Santo, Jr. were prominent gangsters on the Tampa crime scene. Santo, Sr. arrived in Tampa in 1902 and settled in the Ybor City area where he slowly began his climb to the top of the Tampa mob scene. Along the way, he became a clever and ruthless gangster who preferred to operate

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January 11, 2016 at 10:00 am

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Tampa Florida and the underground connections., February 17, 2011

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Most aficionados are familiar with Brooklyn New York as a setting for mafia activity, organized crime, and the mob, however few actually realize the connection that Tampa Florida had particularly in the early to mid twentieth century. Aside from a few required editorial improvements, this book is s true page turner, with every scenario playing out as if it were going on once again. If you’re interested in correct spelling, purchase a dictionary, however, for an insiders look at true american espionage, and the conspiratorial role played by the FBI and the CIA, buy this book.

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John Crawford says:

January 11, 2016 at 10:17 am

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

Spell Check? Editor?, September 9, 2010

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A fun book. I could pick it up at any time and it did not matter what page I was on. There is a very hard to follow (if any) timeline going on here.

Pure fact: Very poor, if any editing. Actual misspellings.

I still liked the book and I wish more care had been taken to publish it. (This is the Kindle edition.)

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John Howard says:

January 11, 2016 at 10:17 am

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

Scary History of Underground Tampa, March 18, 2012

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I’ve been a fan of old-time gangsters long before the movie ‘The Godfather” came out. Being from South Tampa I know that old time Mafia types had some beautiful, yet very secluded homes and mansions in our area. Everybody knew where they lived but nobody really knew anything about them. As teenagers, we all knew not to speed through their areas or do anything that might get their attention. We did know that after Chicago and New York, little sun-baked Tampa had the third most powerful Mafia families – BUT, they were never flashy – no big cars, no sharkskin suits (who would wear one in Tampa anyway? Very interesting reading. Now Tampa has some very strong black super-gangs and Cuban-American cartels.

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