Chronicles of Events and Biographies Related to the American Mafia
Early Life and Rise to Power Santo Trafficante Jr. (November 15, 1914 – March 17, 1987) was the son of Santo Trafficante, Sr., the long-time boss of the family of the same name. The senior Trafficante was an influential Tampa mob figure who controlled much of the city’s gambling and bolita (gambling) ventures. In this…
When you think of Florida and organized crime, it is difficult to avoid conjuring up images of Tony Montana in Scarface, or the heyday of Miami Vice. However, while the Latin American drug trade has figured prominently in the sunshine state’s less savory history, so has the Mafia. In fact, Florida had the dubious distinction…
Dominick “Sonny Black” Napolitano came into this world on June 16, 1930, and was raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn where he got his start as a petty thief. Although his descendants were from Naples, Italy, he was born with blond hair and as he grew into adulthood died it jet black which earned him the nickname…