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6 days ago · José would get the choice rooms in the top hotel in Havana – the famous pink and white Capri Hotel, in reality, a casino cum whorehouse, owned by the Florida mobster Santo Trafficante, Jr., which was fronted by the entertainer, George Raft.
Oct 15, 2024 · By 2017, Arillotta had been released from witness protection and was reportedly living under a new identity. For the families of those who were murdered or betrayed by Arillotta, his early release was a bitter pill to swallow.
4 days ago · For nearly seven decades, Santo Trafficante, Sr. and his son Santo, Jr. were prominent gangsters on the Tampa crime scene. Show less
6 days ago · He is survived by his wife, two children, six grandchildren and, according to friends and family, some whopping stories. Among his most famous cases was an FBI sting called Operation Coldwater in the late 70’s, early 80’s, reports the Tampa Bay Times, later chronicled in the film “Donnie Brasco.”
1 day ago · As far as Lefty knew, Donnie Brasco was an orphan with a girlfriend in California. Lefty didn't want anyone to be alone on Christmas. In reality there were a wife and three daughters waiting for him to come home in New Jersey, with Christmas dinner waiting. He didn't get home for it.
Oct 10, 2024 · Florida is the home of the Trafficante crime family, a small family named for its two most notable former bosses, Santo Trafficante, Sr. and Santo Trafficante, Jr. Although once a major power in the national Mafia (especially in their operations in pre-Castro Cuba), the Trafficante family now operates on a much lesser level, mostly in extortion ...
Oct 25, 2024 · While down in Florida, Lefty asked Donnie to procure a boat for him so he could entertain mob boss Santo Trafficante Jr., a boat lover who Lefty intended to reach out to. What was the name of the boat?
