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Havana Nocturne - How the Mob Owned Cuba … and Then Lost It to the Revolution By T.J. English

In 1958, in the waning days of Gen. Fulgencio Batista’s reign over Cuba, Havana gambling magnate Santo Trafficante offered his longtime lawyer, Frank Ragano, a stake in a big casino then in the planning stages. After consulting with his wife, the Tampa attorney asked Trafficante whether he thought the burgeoning rebellion in the countryside was […]