Author TJ English explores American organized crime within Cuba in Havana Nocturne

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On the first Radioactivity episode of 2015, Host Rob Lorei interviews crime writer T.J. English, author of Havana Nocturne:How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution Havana Nocturne delves into American organized crime in Cuba and the role it played in the revolution that overthrew the Batista dictatorship 59 years ago to this day.English touches on Cuban syndicated crime’s local ties with Tampa and to famous mobsters such as Lucky Luciano and Santo Trafficante.

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