Trafficante crime family
Crime family based in Tampa, Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro.[1] After the death of Santo Jr. in 1987, the Tampa Mafia family has been controlled by Vincent LoScalzo.
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Founded by | Ignacio Antinori |
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Named after | Santo Trafficante Sr. |
Founding location | Tampa, Florida, United States |
Years active | 1925–present |
Territory | Hillsborough, Tampa Bay Area and the state of Florida. |
Ethnicity | Italian, Italian-American as made men, and other ethnicities as "associates" |
Criminal activities | Racketeering, loansharking, extortion, contract killing, kidnapping, prostitution, bribery, corruption, drug trafficking, murder, gambling, conspiracy, money laundering, bookmaking, labor racketeering |
Allies | Five Families Chicago New Orleans crime family |
Rivals | various gangs |
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