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.
The book is fast-paced with. ``Ron Chepesiuk\'s book on the Trafficantes takes the reader behind the headlines to the real story, uncensored and without filters.
When he died in 1987, organized crime expert Ralph Salerno described Santo, Jr.\'s death as ``the end of an era`` and the godfather as ``the last of the old time (gangland) leaders.`` In vivid prose and concise detail, Chepesiuk weaves the fascinating story of the legendary gangsters, the Trafficantes. never spent more than a night in an American jail.
Unlike most other godfathers, Santo, Jr.
Kennedy assassination, and the development of narcotics networks in Latin America and Southeast Asia, among others.
They include mob dominance of the gambling scene in pre-Castro Cuba, the CIA plots to kill Castro, the spectacular mob hit of godfather Albert Anastasia in 1957, the famous mob meeting at Apalachin in upstate New York that followed shortly after, the John F.
His successor, Santo, Jr., lead the Tampa mob for more than three decades and became involved in some of history\'s most seminal events.
He would remain so until his death in 1954. emerged as Tampa\'s most powerful mobster. government reported that he was ``strongly suspected of having financed important narcotics transactions.`` During Tampa\'s ``Era of Blood`` from 1930 through the 1950s, in which several local gangsters were murdered, Santo, Sr.
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Two decades later, the U. had become a powerful force in the Tampa mafia.
By the mid 1920s, Santo, Sr.
Along the way, he became a clever and ruthless gangster who preferred to operate in the shadows. 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.
Santo, Sr. were prominent gangsters on the Tampa crime scene. and his son, Santo, Jr.
For nearly seven decades, Santo Trafficante, Sr.
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
