Cigar City Mafia A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld,9781569802878

Cigar City Mafia A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld

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ISBN13: 9781569802878
ISBN10: 1569802874
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-05-31
Publisher(s): Barricade Books Inc
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Summary

Bootleggers, gambling, ringleaders, arsonist, narcotics dealers and gang murders --a variety of characters flourished in the era known as Prohibition, and Tampa, Florida was where thye battled for supremacy of criminal underworld.

Author Biography

Scott M. Deitche was born and raised in central New Jersey. He attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida and USF-St. Petersburg. He has had a number of articles published on organized crime in Florida. His research has been featured on Fox-TV. He runs a website on the Tampa mob at: www.geocities.com/scottyyz. He resides in St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

Preface to Paperback ix
Original Preface 1(2)
Introduction 3(48)
1. The Cigar City
6(4)
2. Saturday
10(5)
3. Dean of the Underworld
15(4)
4. Bolita
19(3)
5. The Era of Blood
22(4)
6. Who's the Boss?
26(4)
7. Tito, Mario, Eddie, and Joe
30(8)
8. "I Ran. Wouldn't You?"
38(7)
9. Graft
45(6)
10. Jimmy's Brothers Take Aim 51(4)
11. Jo-Jo and the Lopez Killing 55(4)
12. The Head of the Elks Steps Down 59(7)
13. Fabulous Fifties 66(7)
14. The Cracker Mob 73(3)
15. "He Will Hopefully Die in Jail." 76(5)
16. Incident at Scagg's Place 81(4)
17. Charlie Williams' Last Shave 85(4)
18. Santo Trafficante Jr. 89(8)
19. The Mob's Playground 97(8)
20. Killing Castro 105(4)
21. Daddy Frank 109(3)
22. Consolidation of Power 112(6)
23. This Isn't Russia 118(4)
24. Wiseguy Watering Holes 122(4)
25. The Scagliones 126(4)
26. Another Grand Jury, Another Day 130(4)
27. Lounge Wars 134(7)
28. The Killing of Detective Richard Cloud 141(12)
29. Soldiers of the '70's 153(6)
30. The Goodfellas Come to Town 159(4)
31. Henry the Man 163(5)
32. Operation Super Bowl 168(6)
33. Looking Into Kennedy 174(4)
34. "We should have killed Bobby." 178(6)
35. Donnie Brasco 184(6)
36. Union Trouble 190(3)
37. Inside Santo Jr. 193(3)
38. Drug Empire of the Tampa Mob 196(6)
39. The Bedami Organization 202(5)
40. Vinnie Takes the Reins 207(4)
41. Jimmie D. 211(5)
42. The Key Bank Fiasco 216(8)
43. There's No Mafia in Tampa 224(7)
44. An Advisory Council of Sorts 231(5)
45. Transtar 236(4)
46. Cajun Ties Run Deep 240(4)
47. Mobsters in Paradise 244(8)
48. Uncle Steve and the Miami Faction 252(11)
49. Where Do They Go From Here? 263(5)
Cast of Characters 268(13)
References 281(8)
Notes 289(1)
Acknowledgements 290

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