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UPDATED Oct 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM ET
Oct 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM ET
USF Digitizes Tampa Mafia Investigation Records
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
The University of South Florida and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are making archival law-enforcement records more accessible by preserving and digitizing about 90,000 documents. The collection spans 1832 to 1984 and includes extensive records of investigations into the Trafficante crime family, particularly efforts in 1953 and 1954 to dismantle the syndicate.
WHO: University of South Florida researchers and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
WHAT: They are preserving and digitizing about 90,000 Hillsborough County law-enforcement archival documents, including records on investigations of the Trafficante crime family.
WHEN: Reported Oct 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: The project is making the archival law-enforcement records more accessible to researchers and historians.
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