<P> In 1904, a civic association of local businessmen dubbed themselves Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla (named after local mythical pirate José Gaspar), and staged an "invasion" of the city followed by a parade . With a few exceptions, the Gasparilla Pirate Festival has been held every year since . </P> <P> Beginning in the late 19th century, illegal bolita lotteries were very popular among the Tampa working classes, especially in Ybor City . In the early 1920s, this small - time operation was taken over by Charlie Wall, the rebellious son of a prominent Tampa family, and went big - time . Bolita was able to openly thrive only because of kick - backs and bribes to key local politicians and law enforcement officials, and many were on the take . </P> <P> Profits from the bolita lotteries and Prohibition - era bootlegging led to the development of several organized crime factions in the city . Charlie Wall was the first major boss, but various power struggles culminated in consolidation of control by Sicilian mafioso Santo Trafficante Sr. and his faction in the 1950s . After his death in 1954 from cancer, control passed to his son, Santo Trafficante Jr., who established alliances with families in New York City and extended his power throughout Florida and into Batista - era Cuba . </P> <P> The era of rampant and open corruption ended in the 1950s, when Estes Kefauver's traveling organized crime hearings came to town and were followed by the sensational misconduct trials of several local officials . Although many of the worst offenders in government and the mob were not charged, the trials helped to end the sense of lawlessness which had prevailed in Tampa for decades . </P>

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