The South Florida Mob

A deep dive into the life and times of vicious Detroit Hoodlum, Joe Massei

Miami, Flordia was a haven for mobsters from various Mafia Families throughout the United States.

Button Guys takes a closer look at the homes and lifestyles of members of the...

Frank Dioguardi was the younger brother of the infamous Johnny Dio who operated in NYC...

Big Jim Caportorto was a Florida-based wanna-be mobster who tried his hand at drug trafficking...

Francesco (Daddy) Diecidue rose to underboss of the Trafficante Crime Family and specialized in gambling...

George Smurra was a strong-arm for the Genovese Family who found himself caught up in...

Vincent Alo was born in East Harlem, New York on May 26, 1904, the son...

Operating from the Triple Cities Region in Upstate New York, what later became known as...

He started his criminal “career” on New York’s Lower East Side during the early 1920s...

Gus Friscia was a long-time documented “soldier” serving in the Tampa-based Santo Trafficante Crime Family. 

Salvatore Scaglione was described as one of the "leaders" of the Tampa mafia who was...

One of the earliest established Mafia Families in the United States was the criminal network...

In October 1966, while waiting in a Queens courthouse for his turn to be questioned...

Nicholas Belangi was one of the Genovese Family's most important money couriers. Although he was...

Frank Ippolito was a longtime soldier of the Santo Trafficante Family in Tampa, Florida.  He...

After WWII, wiseguys started flocking to South Florida in droves. Miami Beach and it’s outer...

Part II of Mafia Moon Over Miami documents another 38 hoodlums to this existing racketeer...