The Ghost of Tampa’s Old Time Wiseguys

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ The ghosts of Tampa’s old-time wiseguys awakened this summer when Mafia scion John “Junior” Gotti came to town in handcuffs, accused of pulling the strings in a bunch of classic mobster crimes.
The federal indictment against him reads like a plot summary for “The Sopranos.” The 44-year-old Gotti [...]

Tampa No Stranger To Intrigue Of Organized Crime

By BAIRD HELGESON
The Tampa Tribune
TAMPA – Tampa again finds itself in the center of the latest chapter of mob intrigue.
Reported organized crime boss John Gotti Jr. was arrested in New York on Tuesday, and will be arraigned in Tampa on murder conspiracy charges stemming from an investigation that began in the Bay area.
As mob towns [...]