Florida crime boss Santo Trafficante, Sr., based in Tampa, controlled the majority of the state, but was closely aligned with the New York bosses and his counterparts in New Orleans.
Santo Trafficante, Sr. (1886–1954) Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante, Jr.
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Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987) Powerful Tampa, Florida-born mobster, son of mobster Santo Trafficante, Jr.
In January 1958, Trafficante was questioned by the Cuban National police regarding the Apalachin meeting.
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As a leading member of the syndicate, it was suspected that he also had behind-the-scenes interests in other syndicate-owned Cuban gambling casinos namely, the Hotel Habana Riviera, the Tropicana Club, the Sevilla-Biltmore, the Capri Hotel Casino, the Commodoro, the Deauville, and the Havana Hilton.
The infamous mob boss, Santo Trafficante, Jr., resided in Sudden Valley while the CIA was investigating the possibility that he was in some way connected with the John F. Kennedy assassination.
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In his book, Assassination of JFK, published in 1977, Bernard Fensterwald claims that Sturgis was heavily involved with the Mafia, particularly with Santo Trafficante's and Meyer Lansky's activities in Florida.
In September 1960, Momo Salvatore Giancana, a successor of Al Capone's in the Chicago Outfit, and Miami Syndicate leader Santo Trafficante, who were both on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list at that time, were indirectly contacted by the CIA about the possibility of Fidel Castro assassination.