TAMPA, Fla. - From the gangland days of the early 20th century to the 1960s and 70s gangsters, the mafia and Tampa have always been intertwined. During its mid-century peak, organized crime controlled ...
In the end, it was an offer Philadelphia mob boss Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino couldn’t refuse. After battling federal prosecutors to a draw in a hard-fought racketeering trial earlier this year, the ...