Santo Trafficante Jr.
#OTD (Dec 03) in 1957, according to an #FBI informant, security is heightened at the #Havana Sans Souci night club operated by Santo #Trafficante. All employees are required to be armed and guards are stationed at the entrance.
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Secondigliano, caccia ai fornitori di Gennaro Esposito #Camorra #Gelsominaverde #Secondigliano #Trafficante
Santo Trafficante
#OTD (Nov 15) in 1914, Future #Florida #Mafia leader Santo #Trafficante Jr. is born in #TampaFL.
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Santo Trafficante Jr.
#OTD (Oct 24) in 1957, on the night before he is assassinated, Albert #Anastasia has dinner in #NewYork with Anthony #Carfano and Santo #Trafficante Jr (shown).
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Front page of Newsday issue of September 23, 1966. Headline: "Nab 13 big hoods at Cosa parley." Photograph shows men under arrest being led down a stairway.
#OTD (Sep 22) in 1966, police raid the #LaStella Restaurant in #QueensNY to discover a meeting of top #Mafia leaders Carlo #Gambino, Tommy Eboli, Joe Colombo, Joey Gallo, Mike Miranda, Aniello Dellacroce, Santo #Trafficante, Carlos #Marcello and others.
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Image of Danny Iamascia. Text reads: On this date, June 22... in 1915, a Trumbull County OH grand jury indicts Fedele Penna for the 1914 shooting and stabbing homicide of Angelo Romagnini. in 1925, Owen Madden appears in court following the forced closure of his Cotton Club. in 1928, federal agents discover a large illegal distillery belonging to Joe Calafato of Erie, PA, but take no action against him. in 1931, the funeral cortege of Danny Iamascia, including 35 cars of flowers, draws thousands of spectators to Bronx streets. in 1937, Ciro Terranova agrees to surrender his mansion in Pelham Manor NY to creditors. in 1951, Joseph Corbo and Rudolph Santobello are sentenced to life imprisonment for killing NYPD Officer Alfred Loreto. in 1953, Abner Zwillman of New Jersey surrenders to federal authorities on tax evasion charges. in 1957, hundreds gather for the funeral of Frank Scalise in the Bronx. in 1959, Santo Trafficante Jr. is allowed out of a Cuban detention center to attend the Havana wedding of his daughter. in 1962, Joseph Valachi beats fellow Atlanta Prison inmate John Joseph Saupp with a metal pipe. in 1986, an Indiana farmer discovers a fresh grave. Authorities find the bodies of Anthony and Michael Spilotro buried there. in 2018, former New England Mafia boss Frank Salemme and codefendant Paul Weadick are convicted of the 1993 killing of a government witness.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #BronxNY watches Iamascia & Scalise funerals, Zwillman surrenders in #NewJersey, #Trafficante is briefly released in #Havana, #Valachi beats fellow prisoner, #Spilotro grave is found in #Indiana, Salemme & Weadick are convicted.
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Collection of crime history items from April 14.
#OTD (Apr 14) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #BarrelMurder victim is found in #Manhattan, Sacco is convicted in #Chicago, #Capone pays a fine, Lazia loses appeal for new tax trial in #KansasCity, #Trafficante tries to keep Cuba casinos open, "Mad Sam" is found murdered.
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