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where he had gone for heart surgery. His wife, Josephine, died in 2015 at the age of 95; he is survived by two of his daughters. After the death of his wife, the
Trafficante family sold their Tampa 1970-built home for $ 950,000. In February 2016, many of Trafficante's personal belongings were sold at
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Trafficante had been operating in Cuba since the late 1940s under his father, Santo
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President. He claimed three witnesses could support his statement that he met Trafficante in Tampa, but refused to name them, adding: "One guy is afraid of retaliation. The other guys are two doctors, who say they'll testify if they're summoned to court." In his book
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The HSCA had previously quoted Aleman as stating that he thought
Trafficante's use of the phrase "he is going to be hit" meant that the mob boss knew Kennedy was going to be killed. When this was pointed out, Aleman denied that he meant that he believed Kennedy was going to murdered and said he
482:. Maheu hid that he was sent by the CIA, instead portraying himself an advocate for international corporations. He offered to pay $ 150,000 to have Castro killed, but Roselli declined any pay and introduced Maheu to two men he referred to as "Sam Gold" and "Joe." "Sam Gold" was
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regarding the
Apalachin meeting. A full report was made by the Cuban police, dated January 23, 1958, includes transcripts of long-distance telephone calls made from the Sans Souci during the period August–December 1957. The report was given to the
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Trafficante meant that Kennedy was going to be "hit" politically during the next election. He stated that he was concerned for his safety and was not certain that he had ever correctly heard or understood Trafficante's comment.
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seized the assets of
Trafficante's Cuban businesses and expelled him from the country as an "undesirable alien," Trafficante came into contact with various US intelligence operatives, and was involved in several unsuccessful plans to
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would likely be re-elected, Trafficante replied, "No, Jose, he is going to be hit." Aleman claimed to have reported
Trafficante's comments to his FBI contacts, who "dismissed the Kennedy warnings as gangland braggadocio."
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and the Casino
International gambling establishments in Havana. As a leading member of the syndicate, he also was suspected of having behind-the-scenes interests in other syndicate-owned Cuban casinos: the
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parents Santo Trafficante Sr. and his wife Maria Giuseppa Cacciatore in 1914. He dropped out of high school before the 10th grade. Trafficante maintained several residences in
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declassified a report stating that Trafficante had been persuaded to poison Castro, an allegation he denied. In 1997, further declassified documents indicated that some
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has claimed there to be many flaws in Ragano's claims, including his own claim that Trafficante was most likely not in Tampa on the day in question, but was rather in
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worked with the agency on assassination attempts against Castro. Allusions to these historic connections were confirmed by the CIA's 2007 declassification of the "
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to have Kennedy killed. He repeated the claim two days later on
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899:"Narcotic Traffic Called Topic In Apalachin Talks"
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