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category: "PROMIS Scandal"
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tags:
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- Person
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- PROMIS
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- CIA
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summary: "Organized crime leader recruited by Robert Maheu in 1960 for CIA operations to assassinate Fidel Castro alongside Sam Giancana and Johnny Rosselli."
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born: 1914-11-15
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died: 1987-03-17
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location: "Tampa, Florida"
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[[Santos Trafficante, Jr.]] was an organized-crime leader who was contacted by [[Robert Maheu]] in 1960 as part of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operations to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]]. Trafficante, Jr., along with [[Sam Giancana]] and [[Johnny Rosselli]], was enlisted to assist in these efforts, which involved Cuban exiles.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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