Santo Trafficante Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sicilian-born American Mafia boss and racketeer
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Place of Birth: Cianciana, Sicily, Italy
About Santo Trafficante Sr.
- Santo Trafficante Sr.
- (May 28, 1886 – August 11, 1954) was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. Santo Trafficante Sr.
- gained power as a mobster in Tampa, Florida and ruled the Mafia in Tampa from the 1930s until his death in 1954.
- Trafficante was heavily involved in the operation of illegal bolita lotteries.
- During his reign, Trafficante was a well-respected boss with ties to Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Thomas Lucchese. Trafficante died of stomach cancer on August 11, 1954; he was a member of L'Unione Italiana, and he was buried in L'Unione Italiana Cemetery in Ybor City.
- His son, Santo Trafficante Jr.
- subsequently took over the crime family.
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