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10 COD NG ew no: bh Wr oO HY la i ee Ow OAK MO no ho tl ho ASS) pms had Lad La) hah © Lad ian fu ho ed ho AD PO oO O34 A sve » oid we ub, % soy ag considered to be violated when one group feels its territory is being invaded. As a result of such threats to local supremacy, there have been numerous en er unsolved murders and attempted murders. (92-2781~18, p. 25) Ignazio Antinori, head of the Antinori family, was murdered in 1940, anda son, Joe Antinori, was killed in 1953 allegedly for claiming that the ; Trafficantes and another Mafia family, the Diecidues, were responsible for : : Ignazio's death. Santo Trafficante, Jr., had reportedly been fired upon several times by a man he recognized as Joe Antinori but when questioned by police he, was completely uncooperative. (92-2781-18, pp. 19, 20, 22) . | In 1954, Santo Trafficante, Jr., anda brother Henry were convicted a for bribery of a police official who joined the bolita operation to aid in the proscention of the Trafficantes and others. This conviction was reversed by the Florida State Supreme Court in early 1957. They were later acquitted’ by the bribery charges in another court. (92-2781-18, pp. 20-23) An informant of another Government agency reported that a Trafficants associate once approached the owner of a gambling casino near-Augusta, Georgia stating that “the boss wants in." Within 24 hours, the club was taken over by the Trafficante organization. (92-2781-18, 39) The Trafficantes have been involved in narcotics traffic in the past. Informants have also reported that Santo Trafficante, Jr., is head of the Mafia 55 - . | |