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fy ate cal tot are, however, certain types of Mafia activity which will be presented as Oo ON AW ow fo - Mindicative of the Mafia tradition of cooperation, mutual benefit, intimidation, ay 12 1gecrecy, and murder. The examples of Mafia history which follow will help 14 160 establish the concept of a Mafia which exists in this country. 16 i 2. Tumpa, Florida | . * 4 + * + 36 The history of several families who came from Sicily and met in | 7 ol ~ . am feth >¥#lorida in the 1920's is a good illustration of a Mafia operation in the gambling ' 23 24acket. The Trafficante family became associated with the Antinoris in ‘etampa in the 1920's in illegal narcotic and bootlegging activities. The ~ 5 pqtrafficantes have been involved in bolita (a numbers game) in Tampa and 30 . 3pearby areas since the early 1930's, spreading to St. Petersburg shortly there- 3 iuiter and into Orlando about 1941. The family also operated severa] liquor 3etores and bars during the period of World War Il. (92-2781-18, pp. 18-22, 25) 33 Santo Trafficante, Sr., was the Mafia leader in Tampa from the 271930's “until his death in 1954. A son, Santo Trafficante, Jr., who attended 4] rahe November, 1957, meeting of top hoodlums in Apalachin, New York, ene ee pe _ jebecame head of the Tampa Mafia following his father's death. (92-2781-18, pp. 19-22, 27 4 g Gambling in the Tampa area has been carried on by rival Spanish, 48 4g9Cuban, and Italian groups. Agreements among these groups are sometimes 50 51 52 53 “4A. 5h 7 4 | 35 36 , '