Mafia Moon Over Miami…The Mob In South Florida

Since right after WWII the wiseguys starting flocking to South Florida in droves. Miami Beach and it’s outer environs soon became a “Mob Paradise” for mafiosi and racketeers across the country...here’s their story!

https://thenewyorkmafia.com/south-florida-mob/

Great article! Lots of good info and some guys I never heard of. Really nice job.

If you ever want to do a part II, I have some Dade County intel files with even more S. FLorida guys and addresses, as well as additional Trafficante guys that operated (and lived) there.

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You've just read my mind Scott. I no sooner finished this storyline, and thought to myself I'll need to do a follow up on this subject because I have so many more subjects to write about and include.

By all means If you can provide me with intel files on add'l mob guys in South Florida please send them to me. And I will incorporate the info with what I have to create a super duper "Part II" of Mafia Moon Over Miami"

And thank you for your kind words. I'm very happy that you thoroughly enjoyed the story

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I am currently working on an expansive Chicago Mob expose', but at some point after that I plan to tackle the Tampa Mob as well.

Right now I'd like us to focus on the multitude of "South Florida" racketeers from all over the country.

You missed out on.Cleveland guys

STEFANO RANDANZZO.
HE WAS A SOLDIER MADE UNDER FRANK MILANO
BUT HE BECAME TRAFFICANTES DRIVER IN.THE 60's

EUGENE CIASULLO
VERY RESPECTED MEMBER AND WELL LIKED BY JOHN SCALISH. SIDED WITH JACK LICAVOLI AFTER SCALISH'S DEATH
HE LIVED IN HALLENDALE

TONY DELSANTER.

LEO MOCERI LIVED ON COLLINS AV IN.MIAMI BEACH
I THINK

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Galassi I didn't miss Cleveland guys. I actually listed 3 top guys: Joe Massei, Big Al Polizzi, and Peanuts Tronolone. You want better than that? Lol.... Remember that there were literally THOUSANDS of guys from every corner of the country. I named 3 from Cleveland. Its not a story exclusively about Cleveland but South Florida overall. In fact as I just mentioned to ScottD, I'm considering making a "2nd chapter" of this story because the list IS so long. I thumbnail over 62 guys as it was right?

I know you are "Cleveland" focused but don't lose sight of my goal here.

And as I PM'd you, I am DEF gonna do a big writeup on Cleveland mob; Milano, etc. But when I do it, I'm gonna do em right. not half-ass with a quickie write up.

In the meantime if you haven't already check out Massei, Polizzi and Tronolone. I picked them because they each impacked FL, not just visited there for a bit

PS: if you noticed there were only a few Chicago, Detroit, Bufalino and Philly guys as well. NYC/NJ is different because there were literally thousands of them. A highly disproportionate number as reflected in each cities "count" so to speak.

Did Tony Delsanter actually have a home in Florida? If Galassi doesn't have a definite answer I'll bet FoF does.

Henry, If you or any forum member has solid info on a particular guy regardless of what state he hailed from please forward it to me and maybe I'll include it in my expose'.

I prefer guys who actually operated down there in either rackets or businesses or both. But I'll consider any guy who we have good intel on. Like the Mannarinos were put in because I KNEW they lived and ALSO were active down there. They had an impact on the area. Most I inserted had the same effect on SF.

I'm really not a Cleveland guy but I'll bet FoF knows about Tony for sure. Why not reach out for him?

Who is that? I'm not familiar with a lot of names here. My partner and I are kinda new to this forum.

Friend of the Family. Check out Defamatory Comments near the top of the opening page here.

Do they still have any presence there?

Tons! There are a ton of mob guys from ALL over who migrate there to this very day

NYMafia knows me by a similar Name on the BHF

NYMafia you know me over at BHF with a similar Name

Good morning FOF, your handle did look familiar. Lol. How are you?

If you have any new info about guys who migrated to S.FL by all means send em to me. I'll include any new info you provide that I don't already have and give you credit ok. Be my pleasure to do it

The other day I received several very explicit emails from ScottD regarding additional intel on a host of mafiosi and related racketeers who were active in S. FL.

Coupled with other info I already had gathered up on a few of the same subjects, as well as others, I do believe I have enough of a foundation to create an ass-kicking Part # 2 of "Mafia Moon over Miami"

Lisa and I are currently knee-deep working on a Chicago Mob project, and we have a few other tricks up our sleeves we think you'll enjoy that will be released shortly, but after those have been launched I think I will proceed with Part #2 for Florida ok guys?

So all you Florida Mafia aficionados keep your "mafiosi" eyes peeled.

Tony DelSanter's son (Larry), had a Home in Hollywood Florida, but Tony didn't have a home there. Tony died in a Private Aircraft of a Heart Attack flying around Florida, piloted by his son on August 2nd, 1977. Tony had the Heart Attack in the Air and by the time his son landed the Plane he was dead and he could not be revived.

I herd back in the day a ndrangheta clan from toronto got into a beef with one of the five families in florida over pizza restaurants they torched a few

Bacala, that I cannot speak to. Anything is possible I guess. Where did you hear this?