<description>&lt;p&gt;Scott Deitche is a mob historian and bestselling author of Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld, The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr., and Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang. He has written dozens of articles on organized crime and has been featured on The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, A&amp;amp;E, C-SPAN, Oxygen, American Heroes Channel, and national news and radio programs. Scott is also a member of the Mob Museum Advisory Council and leads Tampa Mafia tours.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He explains:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;◼️How Tampa became one of the most powerful Mafia cities in America&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;◼️Why over 50 gangland murders and assassination attempts erupted during the Bolita wars&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;◼️How the CIA secretly partnered with the Mafia to try to assassinate Fidel Castro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;◼️Why the JFK assassination conspiracy still points back to Tampa figures&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;◼️What ultimately ended organized crime’s grip on Tampa&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Ybor Tunnels&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:51 - Scott Deitche&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;06:07 - Tampa Mafia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:14 - Bolita&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:18 - Charlie Wall&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;30:53 - Mafia Tours&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:16 - JFK Assassination&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;37:34 - Mafia Family Members&lt;/p&gt;
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Scott Deitche is a mob historian and bestselling author of Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld, The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr., and Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang. He has written dozens of articles on organized crime and has been featured on The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, A&amp;E, C-SPAN, Oxygen, American Heroes Channel, and national news and radio programs. Scott is also a member of the Mob Museum Advisory Council and leads Tampa Mafia tours. He explains:◼️How Tampa became one of the most powerful Mafia cities in America◼️Why over 50 gangland murders and assassination attempts erupted during the Bolita wars◼️How the CIA secretly partnered with the Mafia to try to assassinate Fidel Castro◼️Why the JFK assassination conspiracy still points back to Tampa figures◼️What ultimately ended organized crime’s grip on Tampa00:00 - Ybor Tunnels01:51 - Scott Deitche06:07 - Tampa Mafia10:14 - Bolita19:18 - Charlie Wall30:53 - Mafia Tours33:16 - JFK Assassination37:34 - Mafia Family Members

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The True Story Of Tampa’s Cigar City Mafia | EP 175

The True Story Of Tampa’s Cigar City Mafia | EP 175

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