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Gonzmart's Casa Santo Stefano restaurant opened November 2020 in the former Ferlita Macaroni Factory. The companion Santo’s Drinkeria is situated on the building's rooftop. They pay homage to Sicilian immigrants who arrived at the turn of the nineteenth century for a new life. [1]
The most notable boss of the family was Santo Trafficante Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. [1] Author Scott Deitche reported that Santo Jr. was involved with the CIA to plot assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. [1] After the death of Santo Jr. in 1987, the Tampa Mafia family has been controlled by Vincent LoScalzo.
Casa di Santo Stefano was visited by the exiled leader of the Catholic Church, József Mindszenty on 2 October 1971. The house is a popular place of accommodation for Hungarian travelers and pilgrims in Rome from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and other countries.
LaRocca also formed an agreement with Tampa crime family boss Santo Trafficante operating casinos in Havana, Cuba. [42] In 1957, LaRocca attended the Apalachin conference with Michael James Genovese and Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino. [9] He died on December 3, 1984. [9] [5] [43] Michael James Genovese – a former boss.
Ybor City (/ ˈ iː b ɔːr / EE-bor) [2] is a historic neighborhood just northeast of downtown Tampa, Florida, United States.It was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy.
Charles McKay Wall (March 10, 1880 – April 18, 1955) [1] was an American businessman, mobster, and political figure who was a rival to reputed mobsters Santo Trafficante Sr. and Santo Trafficante Jr. His parents were John Perry Wall and Matilda McKay,daughter of former Tampa Mayor. Wall rapidly gained status within the criminal underworld ...
During the 1950s, Lucchese controlled a narcotic trafficking network with Santo Trafficante Jr., the boss of the Tampa crime family. [18] Trafficante Jr. would frequently meet with Lucchese in New York City for dinner. [18] When Lucchese became boss, he helped Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino in their fights to take control of their families. [19]
Santo Trafficante Sr. (1886–1954) Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. Santo Trafficante Jr. (1914–1987) Powerful Tampa, Florida-born mobster, son of mobster Santo Trafficante Sr.