Albert scaglione park west gallery ceoalbert scaglione. Its about the history of the mafia in tampa, my hometown, so i was excited to learn about all the shady dealings that went on in my old neighborhoods. The longtime bartender and manager was nick scaglione, a gambling figure who was wellknown to police and named by law enforcement as a made guy in the local mafia. But tampa did have more than its share of lounges, bars, restaurants, and newsstands where bolita bets were taken, baseball odds conveyed, drug deals went down, and local gangsters held sitdowns with visiting crime figures from new orleans. He has also written dozens of articles for local and national magazines and newspapers, including the regular column scott deitches libation lounge for. Trafficante family chart all in the family gangsterbb. A complete history of the tampa underworld cspans local content vehicles lcvs made a. As one of the largest independentlyowned banks in the tampa bay area, we provide our clients with. Wall controlled tampa from the neighborhood known as ybor city, he employed italians, cubans and men of other ethnicities into his organization. Nick began working as a small time numbers runner in ybor during the heyday of the bolita rackets, when gaming halls were lined up and down 7th avenue. Andrea nicole scaglione, he is survived by his beloved wife of 15 years, denise scaglione, his daughters genevieve andy falleur. Ronald scaglione overview ronald scaglione has been associated with fiftyseven companies, according to public records. The book is a wonderful read for mafia fanatics like myself.
Sadly, the book just reads like a long laundry list of guys with cuban and italian names who. Special collections department christian cipollini tampa mafia magazine a division of cigar city magazine, llc p. Deitche is the author of 7 books on organized crime, including cigar city mafia. Tom scaglione, epro, sfr, realtor 2012 realtor of the year tampa bays innovative real estate agent 8. Tampas mafia underground airline by anthony mendola. The best of tampas mobster hangouts cigar city magazine. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover andrews. The bank of tampa has invested in the tampa bay area since 1984 by serving the unique financial needs of business owners in our community. In a post on on its website wednesday evening, a kccitv executive said the station was. Joseph scaglione 18992002 was a member of the trafficante crime family. After the release of cigar city mafia, deitches first book, in 2004 he has been churning out books and articles like a machine. In his book the silent don, scott deitche wrote that velasco was an astute observer.
Mafia hit list top florida mob murders the gangster report. Deitche, author of 7 books on the mob including, cigar city mafia and the silent don. Wall and his two drivers, johnny scarface rivera and nick scaglione. Joseph scaglione obituary dunedin, florida garden of. It is about a young, ambitious, angelo bedami, head of a crew, whose ancestry stems from sicily and has taken root in tampa, florida. Scaglione graduated in law at the university of palermo in 1927. Great book by scott dietche on the life of tampas major mafia don, santo. A true story of murder, madness, and the mafia, the second book by gene mustain and jerry capeci, was published in 1992. We found 14 records for john scaglione in palm beach gardens, fort myers and 22 other cities in florida. He has also written dozens of articles on organized crime for local and national magazines and newspapers and was the senior writer for tampa mafia magazine. As a history buff and cigar aficionado i have been interested not only in tampas past but also its present. The men started to drive away when another sedan drove past the mercury, the occupants unloading a blast of buckshot as they passed. This book is fine if youre super into the history of the mafia in tampa. I am an energetic, highly motivated, technically proficient and dedicated professional embarking on a new path of client service in.
Wall controlled tampa from the neighborhood known as ybor city, he employed italians. Consult with a committed tampa family law and estate planning attorney. Instead it listed murder after murder in an encyclopedia sort of way. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Serving the tampa bay areas of hillsborough, pasco and pinellas counties. Join facebook to connect with peter scaglione and others you may know. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. On august 18, 1954, just a week after the death of santo trafficante, sr. I expected it to be more based on the history of the mafia and the history of the cigar. The bolita racket expanded exponentially in tampa and was the mobs predominant moneymaker until the 1960s. The station was never contacted by waukee schools, police about frank scaglione allegations. Tampa mafia 2015 winter edition by tampa mafia issuu.
Michel corbitt passed away in 2004 and his life story is a captivating non stop action and informative read. He is currently working as the senior writer at tampa mafia magazine, a brandnew quarterly that focuses on the mob and organized crime in the cigar city. Tampa mafia magazine is the brainchild of lisa figueredo. The dominant racket in tampa was bolita, a kind of lottery brought to ybor in the late 1880s by manuel suarez.
John scaglione in florida fl 14 records found whitepages. View andrew scagliones profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. To schedule a consultation, call 84219176 or contact me online. Louis, missouri 63102 314 3422251 or 800 6795446 contact us hours of operation monday friday 6. Angelo s father, a prominent member of the tampa community, owned at least five. Tampas mafia underground airline, is a unique true crime novel with each chapter reading like a mini novel. Joe left us a gift and a legacy with his wonderful music that will continue to live on. Focusing on the mafia in tampa and other cities in the us. It became so rote that i put it down instead of finishing it.
New york organized crime family sets up operation in florida. You have found the best website to search for your new home or get information to sell your home so please bookmark this site. Christopher scaglione september 27, 1929 october 15, 2007 tampa, florida. The fbi named both henry and frank as soldiers in the tampa mafia. Uncovering the darker, and cooler, side of history. Tampa really didnt have the storefront social clubs popular in cities like boston and new york city. Many of these subjects were under investigation for alleged connections with the cleveland mafia in the 70s and 80s. Tampa florida, and in particular a part of the modern tampa metro area called ybor city came to be known as cigar city way back in the 1920s when an american cigar industry really got going and settled there. He walked outside and got into a 1951 mercury sedan driven by one of his associates. I expected it to be more based on the history of the mafia and the history of the cigar industry. He has also written dozens of articles for local and national magazines and newspapers, including the regular column scott deitches libation lounge for cigar city magazine, a column devoted to spirits and unusual cocktails. On this day in 2012 we saw the passing of gerlando alberti who was 74.
Tampa crime started with charlie wall who, in the 1920s, controlled a number of gambling rackets and corrupt government officials. Height, weight, date of birth are included, as well as many with social security numbers. That means the mob considers florida an open territory thats up fo grabs. After a career in the judiciary, he became chief prosecutor of palermo in april 1962. Park west gallerys ceo four decades of living and breathing dealing art a past, present and future peppered with stories of life along the way.
Trafficante lcn family membership albano, frank peter underboss made in 1978 born around 1939 in new york city reported to be still alive amorelli, antonio mario sol. The trafficante crime family, also known as the tampa mafia, is the only original mafia crime family in the state of florida. Scaglione, joseph joe 61, of clearwater passed away may 12th, 2012. For more than 30 years, the bank of tampa has been privately held by its employees, directors, and clients. It was hailed by pete hamill, pulitzer prize winning columnists murray kempton and mike mcalary, new york daily news columnist gail collins and nick pileggi, author of wiseguy and casino. Tampa mafia 2014 fall edition by tampa mafia issuu.
Wall was born to a prominent tampa family, and began working at gambling houses, rising to run the racket himself. Federal criminal records trace the tampa mafias beginnings to 1914 when, with the passage of the harrison act, the possession of heroin and morphine became illegal in the u. The companies were formed over a thirtyeight year period with the most recent being incorporated ten months ago in june of 2019. Tampa federal officials indicted six men tuesday on federal racketeering charges, alleging that they were members of the gambino crime family and had committed a series of crimes in new york.
Along the way, he became a clever and ruthless gangster who preferred to operate in the shadows. I truly hope all who read this enjoy it as much as i have, all 15 times i red it. The longtime bartender and manager was nick scaglione, a gambling. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Biography of walking tall sheriff buford pusser hardcover by. Christopher scaglione obituary tampa, florida boza. A complete history of the tampa underworld, and the silent don. As such, together with the head of the investigative branch of the prosecution office cesare terranova, he was responsible for the repression of the mafia after the first mafia war and the ciaculli massacre on june 30. Youll learn about the lives of characters such as charlie wall, the old school dean of the underworld, santo trafficante, patriarch of the trafficante family. Scott deitche talked about the history of the mafia in tampa. He was a longtime gambling figure with over a dozen arrests for bookmaking from 1948.
This is the full chart of the trafficante mafia family of tampa, fl. Popular dixie mafia books showing 15 of 5 the twelfth of august. One of the first was nick scaglione, long known as the man in tampa gambling. The hidden history of tampas underworld is often intertwined with some of the. Nick was born to nunzio and laura scaglione on november 30, 1916 in tampa. Scaglione, a former bodyguard of his, was the last person seen with wall alive, as the pair were seen leaving a local tavern together the night he was killed. Scaglione, a tampa native, is the grandson of nick scaglione, the deceased convicted. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for joseph scaglione. Six men charged in tampa as part of gambino group news. Deitche is the author of 5 books and on organized crime.
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